what does delegated or enumerated powers mean
The delegated powers of government mean powers that are specifically assigned to the various branches of the federal government, but even that isn't an easy thing to nail down. The U.S. Constitution is pointed to regularly as a model for effective governance and one of the reasons for this is because of its succinctness.
By Kevin Price. Enumerated powers have an academic sound to them. It sounds like something you would read about in a history book. Simply put, enumerated powers are those powers specifically delegated to the Congress by the US Constitution. By the way, they are still there. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution lists the seventeen powers specifically enumerated to the Constitution.