The powers granted to the federal government under the US Constitution include expressed powers and implied powers. Expressed powers include the ability to lay and collect taxes, borrow moneys on the credit of the United States, issue patents and copyrights, and declare war.
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The basis of the Constitution is sovereign individuals living in sovereign States, with a limited federal government that deals exclusively with states and not with individual citizens. This was clearly expressed in the limited and tightly-defined list of powers and authorities granted to the federal government in the U.S. Constitution.
the powers of the federal government are explicitly granted by the constitution
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The powers of the Federal government delineated in the US Constitution, give the federal government its duty to enforce Federal laws granted to it by the Constitution. If the powers not mentioned to belong to the Federal government, are left to the States.
There are many powers not given to the Federal government in the Constitution. Specifically it states that any power not specifically granted to the government will be reserved for the States (interpreted as for the people).