What are the real powers of the federal government?

1. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_the_powers_of_the_federal_government_according_to_the_Constitution
2. http://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php

James Madison said: "The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined." (Federalist Papers #45)   The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people (Amendment X of the Bill of Rights).