In the 1790s, Despite a Lack of Specific Constitutional Authority

Multiple Choice

In the 1790s, despite a lack of specific constitutional authority to do so, Congress chartered a national bank, arguing that the institution was necessary to regulate the value of currency-a power that the Constitution did grant to Congress. The chartering of a national bank was therefore an example of

A) an enumerated power.
B) a reserved power.
C) a concurrent power.
D) an implied power.
E) a prohibited power.