One way to limit the power of the new Congress under the Constitution was to be specific about what it could do. These enumerated, or listed, powers were contained in Article I, Section 8—the ...

Because the Constitution created a government of limited and enumerated powers, the Framers initially believed that a bill of rights was not only unnecessary, but also potentially dangerous.

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their ... but congressional forays beyond enumerated powers often cause even greater harm. Congress, after all, created these agencies and granted ...