which of these powers is considered an implied power? raising taxes regulating trade creating a national bank declaring war

The implied power among those choices is creating a national bank.

Quick Scoop

In the U.S. system, implied powers are not written word-for-word in the Constitution but are considered allowed because they help carry out the powers that are written (thanks to the Necessary and Proper Clause).

Here’s how each option fits:

• Raising taxes – This is an expressed/enumerated power; the Constitution explicitly gives Congress the power to tax.

• Regulating trade (commerce) – Also an expressed/enumerated power under the Commerce Clause.

• Creating a national bank – This is an implied power; the Constitution does not say “create a bank,” but Congress may do so as a means to carry out its expressed powers like taxing, borrowing, and regulating commerce (as in the historic national bank and the McCulloch v. Maryland reasoning).

• Declaring war – This is explicitly granted to Congress, so it is an expressed/enumerated power, not implied.

So, the correct answer to “which of these powers is considered an implied power?” is: creating a national bank.

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