Powers specifically granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8, such as the power to tax, also known as expressed powers.

• A. Allocated Powers
• B. Reserved Powers
• C. Implied Powers
• D. Enumerated Powers

Answer: (D)

Enumerated powers are the specific powers the Constitution explicitly grants to Congress, listed in Article I, Section 8. The power to tax is one of those express powers spelled out in that section, along with others like borrowing money, coining money, and regulating commerce. The key idea is that these powers are written rights, not inferred or left to the states. That’s why this term fits best: it names the set of powers that are specifically granted to Congress in the text.

This differs from reserved powers, which are kept by the states under the Tenth Amendment, and from implied powers, which aren’t spelled out but are inferred as necessary to carry out enumerated duties via the Necessary and Proper Clause. Allocated powers is not the standard label used here. So the correct concept is enumerated powers because it highlights the list of powers explicitly granted to Congress in the Constitution.