Concurrent powers are those powers that are shared between the state and federal government. Examples include the power to tax, establish courts, and regulate commerce. This is in contrast to exclusive powers, which are reserved for either the state or federal government, and prohibited powers, which neither level of government can exercise.

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Concurrent Powers

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Concurrent powers

A) are also known as reserve powers.
B) are shared powers between the states and federal government.
C) grant supremacy to the national government.
D) are granted to the states, except when associated with the elastic clause.
E) are examples of horizontal federalism.

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