The elastic clause in the constitution allows congress to make all laws that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out the listed powers.
Yes they were.
It is called Elastic Clause because it can be stretched like elastic.
The Elastic clause.
Another name for the Elastic Clause is the Necessary and Proper Clause.
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The implied-powers-clause is also known as the elastic clause. Since 1790 the clause has been stretched, like elastic, to allow all types of legislation.
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Article I, Section 8 is not called the Elastic Clause. The Elastic Clause is part of that Section, contained in its last paragraph.
the elastic clause was created so the government could make things that the constition did'nt allow. like the air force.
The Elastic Clause
Elastic Clause
the elastic clause helps to protect our natural rights by allowing the government to adjust to a national crysis. However, the elastic clause is not very specific, and so really anything can be deemed "necessary and proper" as the elastic clause goes, so the elastic clause on the other hand can actually violate our rights as well. It all depends on how it is interpreted.