Expand because it broadens there powers. if it is deemednecessary and proper than it is considered an implied power which is not word for word in the constitution, but what our fore-father's aka people who wrote constitution wanted to for us
Over the years Necessary and Proper Clause have been used to expand the congress power's because they've been stretch out and is often called the "Elastic Clause"
expand the power of the federal government.
expand the power of the federal government.
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The name of the Necessary and Proper Clause is "the Necessary and Proper Clause," but in the Constitution it's simply labeled Article I, Section 8 (Clause 18). It is the 18th Clause, but you have to count the clauses to find it because the enumerated powers aren't numbered.This is also often referred to as the "Elastic Clause" because it can be stretched to enable Congress to pass or enforce legislation that may seem (or actually be) beyond its constitutional reach.Necessary and Proper Clause"To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or officer thereof."
the elastic clause, because it has been used to expand the power of the federal government.
Primarily, the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) and the Interstate Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3).
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Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 - the so-called "elastic clause" or "necessary and proper clause."
Thomas Jefferson inferred from the Necessary and Proper Clause that the Supreme Court would serve to expand federal power pass what was limited by the constitution. He thought they would be able to do this because the Supreme Court was not accountable to check or balance from the States.
Elastic Clause: To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers. The Elastic Clause allows future generations to expand the meaning of the Comstitution. Congress can take action on issues not to spelled out in the Constitution.
The section of the constitution granting Congress the authority to extend its delegated powers is known as the necessary and proper clause or the elastic clause. Found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, it gives Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the other enumerated powers in the constitution. This clause has been interpreted to allow Congress to expand its powers beyond what is explicitly stated in the constitution.
The 'necessary and proper' clause is an expressed power that gives way to an implied power. The federal government to use it to justify acts that are not specifically sanctioned in the Constitution.