Choose three congressional powers discussed in this section and indicate why the framers gave these powers to congress rather than to the states

The three congressional powers are:

Expressed powers, which are directly written in constitution

Implied powers, which are not directly written in constituion but lies within the scope of influence and

Inherited Powers, which is held by all governments.

These powers is placed in the hand of the Congress in order to create a balance of power between the Congress and the house.