| Power in Constitution? | Article & Section or Amendment |
| Right to freedom of religion | |
| Unenumerated powers reserved to states or people | |
| Right against 'cruel and unusual punishments' | |
| Social security | |
| Punish counterfeiters | |
| Fix standards of weights and measures | |
| Punish piracies on high seas | |
| Decide lawsuits in common law | |
| Pardon criminals | |
| Copyright and patent laws | |
| Make rules for Army and Navy | |
| Right against ex post facto law | |
| Create courts inferior to Supreme Court | |
| Appoint judges | |
| Appoint officers in militia | |
| Transportation management | |
| Right to freedom of assembly | |
| Slavery abolished | |
| Housing assistance | |
| Write/ratify treaties with foreign nations | |