# Enumerated Powers - American — The Powers of Congress

> The Powers of Congress (iPhone/iPad app by Hector Minaya.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enumerated-powers-american/id6799517013 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hector Minaya](https://appshunter.io/developer/1491254821)
- Category: Education
- Price: $1.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-08-23
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/enumerated-powers-american/id6799517013/reviews.md

## What is Enumerated Powers?

Enumerated Powers is an interactive study app for Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution — the clauses that grant Congress its authority, and the source of nearly every argument in American history about what the federal government may do.

Section 8 is written as one long list. This app reads it the way the Convention argued it, grouped into five concerns:

MONEY & DEBT — taxing, the uniformity rule, borrowing, coinage, weights and measures, counterfeiting
COMMERCE & EXCHANGE — foreign trade, commerce among the states, the Indian tribes, naturalization, bankruptcies, patents and copyrights, the post
WAR & MILITARY — declaring war, letters of marque, armies and the two-year limit, the navy, rules for the forces, the militia
DOMESTIC ORDER — inferior courts, piracies and the law of nations, the seat of government
THE MEANS — the Necessary and Proper Clause

Every one of the twenty-four units pairs the operative words of the clause with a full commentary: what the power authorizes, the limiting words written in beside it, what happened at Philadelphia, and the objection it drew during ratification. Why is the army capped at a two-year appropriation while the navy is not? Why does the clause say "among the several States" rather than "within"? Why did the Convention change "make War" to "declare War"?

Read the clause, then test yourself on it. Each unit is followed by a five-question quiz with hints and explanations.

Features:

- 24 study units covering every power in Article I, Section 8
- Full commentary on each clause, not just the text
- 120 questions with hints and explanations
- Progress tracked by domain, category, difficulty, and framer
- Achievement system for streaks, mastery, speed, and completion
- Study mode for reviewing missed questions as flashcards
- Profiles of the eight framers whose arguments shaped these powers

Whether you are preparing for class, reviewing civics, or simply want to understand where the federal government's authority actually comes from, Enumerated Powers gives you a structured way to learn it.

This app covers the constitutional text and its original meaning. It is a study aid, not legal advice.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-08-23

No release notes.

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