Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18
The Congress shall have Power - 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 Necessary and Proper Clause does not operate on its own, but only in conjunction with another Congressional power. For example, Congress has the power to tax and spend money. How can they tax and spend money? In any way that is "necessary and proper." If Congress finds that the best way to facilitate taxing and spending money is to set up a national bank run by the federal government, that would be "necessary and proper." The U.S. Supreme Court addressed this issue in McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819).
The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, the Basket Clause, the Coefficient Clause, and the Sweeping Clause, is a provision in Article One of the United States Constitution, located at section 8, clause 18.
The last clause of Article I, section 8.
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The elastic cause is another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause that is found in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. "The elastic clause gives Congress powers found in no other part of the Constitution."
An alternative term for the implied powers clause is the necessary and proper clause. This clause, found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, grants the federal government the authority to enact laws that are necessary and proper to carry out its other enumerated powers.
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 states to make all laws necessary and proper for the carrying into execution the enumerated powers and all others vested in it. This clause is found in Article 1 of the US Constitution.
The Founding Fathers included the Necessary and Proper Clause in the U.S. Constitution, to provide Congress with the ability to meet the needs of a changing country. The clause is found in Article One.
The Founding Fathers included the Necessary and Proper Clause in the U.S. Constitution, to provide Congress with the ability to meet the needs of a changing country. The clause is found in Article One.
The Founding Fathers included the Necessary and Proper Clause in the U.S. Constitution, to provide Congress with the ability to meet the needs of a changing country. The clause is found in Article One.
Elastic ClauseThe elastic clause, also known as the Necessary-and-Proper Clause, is found in Article I, section 8, of the Constitution. It authorizes Congress to pass all laws "necessary and proper" to carry out the enumerated (listed) powers of Congress. The clause allows Congress some degree of flexibility in enacting legislation. It gives the Congress more power than what is stated in the Constitution. Example--the government has the power to collect taxes. But, the Constitution does not say where that money should be held. It was argued that the Elastic Clause gave Congress the power to establish a National Bank to hold the money. It allows Congress to pass laws that are needed as time changes.
Found in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, it reads: " To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution, the foregoing powers all other powers rested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or office thereof" Found in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution, it reads: " To make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution, the foregoing powers all other powers rested by this Constitution in the government of the United States, or in any department or office thereof"
The part of the US Constitution known as the 'elastic clause' is found in Article I, Section 8, which states "The Congressshall have Power... 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 Supremacy Clause can be found in Article Six of the Constitution. It is located under Clause 2 and says that the Constitution is the supreme law of the United States.