What is the basis of the necessary and proper clause?

Answer 1

Nicknamed, "the Elastic Clause," the necessary and proper clause of the US Constitution is in Section 8 of Article 1. It gives Congress the right to make laws that might be needed in order to perform their given powers in the Constitution. An example would be making a national currency and/or bank to deal with their power of borrowing and coining money.

Answer 2

The necessary and proper cause is important because it makes all Federal Laws the rule of the land. That means if one of the states makes a law that contradicts with one of the federal government's laws, the government's law would not have to change and the state would not be able to pass that law.

Answer 3

The Necessary and Proper Clause is also known as the Elastic Clause the Sweeping Clause. It is a clause in the first Article of the US Constitution. It states that the Congress will have the power to make Laws that shall be necessary and proper in relation to execution of the power.

Answer 4

The 18th and final Clause of Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out the powers granted by the Constitution to the U.S. Government, its Departments, and its Officers.

Answer 5

The purpose of the necessary and proper clause is to explain implied powers and to list granted powers.

Answer 6

The necessary and proper clause was one of the most contested points between federalists and antifederalists during the ratification.

Answer 7

NOT A) creating more powers for congress