Definition: A power that must be deemed to exist in order for a particular responsibility to be carried out.
An Example: Regulating Immigration, Acquiring territory, and giving diplomatic recognition to other states.
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In the United States, state governments can claim no inherent powers. The power to control a national border, for example, is an inherent power.
expressed power
The national government's control of immigration is an example of Inherent Powers. An inherent power is an authority that isn't passed down from anyone else, but which is naturally (inherently) yours. In governments this is often interpreted as the authority to do things that aren't delegated by the constitution or laws to anyone else.
Reserved power
There are three things that the inherent has power over. The government has the power to form and maintain diplomatic relations, protect its citizens and to grant or deny citizenship.