The U.S constitution is framed in such a way that it incorporates division of powers to eliminate the temptations of any new government to usurp State’s and people’s authority (Dye & MacManus, 2015). Among these powers are the delegated, concurrent and denied powers. The aim of this paper is to distinguish between these three types of powers as provided in the constitution.
To start with, delegated powers are terms which are assigned specifically to the national government. They are also referred to as enumerated powers and are included in section 8 of Article 1 of United States’ constitution. Examples of these powers include regulation of international and interstate commerce, coining money, maintenance of postal systems and the mandate of making treaties (Dye & MacManus, 2015). On the other hand, denied powers are those which specifies what both State and Federal governments may not do. These powers are outlined in both sections 9 and 10 (article 1 of U.S. Constitution). For example, State governments are denied powers of making foreign treaties or coin money. Additionally, the federal government is denied powers of imposing taxes on exports by the States.
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Lastly, concurrent powers also known as shared powers are those held by both the State and National governments at the same time. For example, both the governments have powers of borrowing money and maintaining court systems. Other shared powers include law enforcement, the building of roads, taxation and establishment of bankruptcy laws. In other words, these powers can simultaneously be exercised within a given region with respect to the same body of citizens and in relation to the same subject-issue (Massey, 2016).
References
Dye, T. R., & MacManus, S. A. (2015). Politics in states and communities (15th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.
Massey, C. (2016). American Constitutional Law: Powers and Liberties . Wolters Kluwer Law & Business.
