The first Supreme Court case to make a significant decision on the Necessary and Proper Clause was McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819. In this case, the Court upheld the power of Congress to establish a national bank, asserting that the Necessary and Proper Clause gave Congress implied powers beyond those explicitly listed in the Constitution. The ruling emphasized the federal government’s authority to enact laws required to carry out its constitutional responsibilities, reinforcing the principle of federal supremacy over state laws.
Another name for the Elastic Clause is the Necessary and Proper Clause.
enumerated
He used the Necessary and Proper Clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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
The necessary and proper clause (I think don't quote me-)
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.
That is the purpose of the elastic clause, but the Supreme Court has limited its construction in certain ways, so it does not functionally allow Congress to make ALL laws necessary and proper, but MOST laws necessary and proper.
Elastic clause
Primarily, the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) and the Interstate Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3).
McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819)The US Supreme Court ruled the State of Maryland could not levy a tax against the Second Bank of the United States by invoking the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18).
The Elastic Clause