What powers are denied to the federal government by the US Constitution?

Answer 1

powers in the Bill of Rights and powers that are in amendments.. ex: freedom of speech or voting

Answer 2

The powers denied to the national government according to the U. S. Constitution are as follows:

• May not violate the Bill of Rights or any other Amendment
• May not impose export taxes among states
• May not use money from the Treasury without the passage and approval of an appropriations bill
• May not change state boundaries
• Unless expressly granted the option to do so (e.g. the Income Tax via the 16th Amendment), all tax revenue must be reapportioned to the states according to population.

In addition, neither the national nor the state governments may do the following:

• Grant titles of nobility
• Permit slavery (13th Amendment)
• Deny citizens the right to vote due to race, color, or previous servitude (15th Amendment)
• Deny citizens the right to vote because of gender (19th Amendment)

Per the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution, *ALL* powers not "delegated to the United States by the Constitution" are reserved for the State governments or for the people at large. Therefore if you can't find the power specifically delineated in the Constitution as a Federal Power, it is a power which is specifically denied to the Federal Government.

[Editor's note: the prior paragraph is partially incorrect - the concept of implied and derived powers make the areas of Federal power flexible. Fundamentally, the definition of what is allowable for the Federal Government to control is left to the US Supreme Court, in its interpretation of the Constitution.]

Answer 3

police powers. You wouldn't know it because they have stretched the commerce clause almost to the point of breaking. Gun laws, anti-discrimination laws, Federal Laws prohibiting homocide, etc are all derived from an extension of the commerce clause. If you kill a person, they won't buy things. That is an extreme example but illustrates the point.

Answer 4

Some powers that were denied the states was to coin money, make treaties, and regulate interstate commerce. States can also not levy taxes on those outside their borders.

Answer 5

inherent powers

Answer 6

i think its to make treaties;)