Which of these is an expressed power of congress a) admitting new states b)creating a national banking system c) eliminating amendments to the constitutiond) determining what is cruel and unusual punishment

Creating a national banking system was ruled by the Supreme court to be an implied power. Eliminating ammendments is rather tedious and does not take place on a regular basis. So you're left with A or D and I would say the Constitution makes it quite clear that admitting new states is an expressed power in Article 4 of the Constitution.

the correct answered its A

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