National powers are called "federal powers."
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Powers prohibited to the federal (national) government under the US Constitution are called Denied powers.
Checks and balances
Concurrent powers are powers that can be exercised by both the federal government and the states. Exclusive powers are powers that can only be exercised by the national government.
Reserved powers are powers denied to the national government. Reserved powers are also not denied to the states. These types of reserved powers are referred to as police power of the state.
These are called implied powers.