• The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, is a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: The Congress...
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  • Necessary and Proper Clause has been controversial, especially during the early years of the republic. Strict constructionists interpret the clause to...
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  • that the "Necessary and Proper" Clause of the U.S. Constitution gives the U.S. federal government certain implied powers necessary and proper for the exercise...
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    Most notably, Clauses 1 (the General Welfare or Taxing and Spending clause), 3 (the Commerce clause), and 18 (The Necessary and Proper clause) have been...
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  • granted to Congress by the Commerce Clause. As noted below, it is often paired with the Necessary and Proper Clause, and the combination used to take a more...
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  • under the Congressional Elections Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause, and not to enforce the Equal Protection Clause as argued by Associate Justices...
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  • Implied powers (category Legal doctrines and principles)
    the "general welfare clause" and the "necessary and proper clause" gave elasticity to the Constitution. Hamilton won the argument and Washington signed the...
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    recommend, as he alone is the "judge" of what is "necessary and expedient." Unlike the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, which limits Congress's discretion...
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  • preemption Commandeering Intergovernmental immunity Interposition Necessary and Proper Clause States' rights Section 109 of the Constitution of Australia –...
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  • individual mandate was not a proper use of Congress's Commerce Clause or Necessary and Proper Clause powers, although they did not join in a single opinion....
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