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Read this passage from the U.S. Constitution:

The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . [and] To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States.

Describe the two types of powers given to Congress in the passage. Explain how the types are different from each other and describe situations in which Congress makes use of each type of power. (4 points)

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1. The two types of power of given to the congress in the passage given above are:
a. Express power: The congress has the express power to impose and collect taxes from the people of the United States for the betterment of the country.
b. Implied power:  The congress has the implied power to make all laws, which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by the constitution.

2. Expressed and implied powers are different from each other. Expressed power refers to the power given to the congress, which are expressly written in the constitution while the implied power refers to the assumed power that the congress have but which are not expressly written in the constitution.

 3. Congress make use of implied power to cater for new situations that arise in the country for which there are no expressed law while expressed power is used to create necessary laws concerning issues over which the constitution gives the congress express power.