Question

According to the U.S. Constitution, the government and its officers are not _____.

Answer 1

according to the u.s. constitution the government and its officers are not allowed to
anything which isn't specifically authorized" 

Legislatively that would be Art 1 Sec 8 

Everything not in there falls under the 10th Amendment. It wasn't written to fool u , but to be as simple as possible. When u let gov officials "interpret" the Document meant to limit their power over u, the results are very predictable.

Answer 2

speacially authorized