The Clause And Other Clauses Of The Constitution

The Constitution of the United States was written to allow the government certain powers often referred to as enumerated powers. During the Constitutional Convention, resolutions were drafted concerning these various powers. They were put into place to ensure that the Constitution was specific in what powers the government would be able to authorize. The writers of the Constitution drafted the Necessary and Proper Clause for a similar reason: to establish the model that Congress can make laws that

Federalism is a type of government that is divided by a constitution through a central and regional government. The federal government’s power has increased unlike the power of the states since the ratification of the Constitution. Under different circumstances the constitution has been ratified in order to meet the necessary standards. The Supreme Court case, where Texas is the plaintiff, known as United States v. Texas (2015) has increased the power of the State relative to the power of the Federal

The necessary and proper clause in the Constitution is a point of contention in the United States. Congress is given many implied powers in Article I Section 8 Clause 18, but this clause has been misinterpreted and the powers over-used. Article I Section 8 Clause 18 states that Congress has the 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

Mia Stagnitta Mrs. Tobin American Government 7 17 November 2014 Enumerated Powers The United States Constitution consists of twenty-seven expressed or enumerated powers. These powers were carefully constructed by the Framers of the Constitution in hopes that the government would remain fair in its law making ways. The Legislative Branch is comprised of the Senate and House of Representatives, commonly referred to as Congress. It known of as the law making body of the United States government with

The Necessary and Proper clause gave congress to make all the laws that should be necessary and proper to carry into execution. (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18). The Necessary and Proper Clause was also called the elastic clause that gave powers to Congress that were implied in the Constitution. Necessary means required or essential to. Necessary required congress to execute the powers that were granted in the constitution. John Marshall the Chief Justice wrote his opinion to the court stated that

The Article 1, section 8 of Constitution has highly increased the power of congress. Though the clause 1, the first power given to congress by the Constitution is the power to tax, and Congress also has the power to levy tariffs but it’s not allowed to charge more for imports into one state than into another. Then congress control the nation’s Finance and it’s make it has enough power to effect the politic. In the clause 2, congress are able to borrow money on the credit of the United State. It’s

These four clauses have been very controversial to say the least. Scholars and polemicist’s have debated the meaning and understanding of these clauses since the outset of the Constitution. However, examining these clauses, only one meaning would seem ratifiable: what the people and states ratifying the Constitution would have understood the meaning of these clauses to be. Moreover, a clear understanding of these clauses will dictate faithful obeisance to its meaning

the land, the Constitution, it gives Congress an opportunity to stretch out its powers. Our founding fathers found this to be an extremely important part of the Constitution. The United States has made an enormous change from the 1700’s to the 2000’s. Like our way of dressing, transportation, and even speaking. They knew that the United States of America would not stay the same, and therefore created the elastic clause which allowed them to have a loose interpretation of the Constitution. The elastic

There are many checks and balances put into place by The Constitution, but one extremely important check was not in effect until after Marbury vs. Madison in 1803. This is the power given to the Supreme Court by Chief Justice John Marshall to declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional (“John Marshall”, 2016). This check was deemed necessary by the vague eighteenth clause in Article One, Section Eight of The Constitution giving Congress the power to “make all Laws which shall be necessary and

United States Constitution Assignment Nicole Ibanez 02/11/2015 Dr. Robert Rogers POS- 2041  What is the Necessary and Proper Clause? The Necessary and Proper Clause is also called the Elastic Clause. It is found in the Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. It is the clause that is the basis of the implied powers of Congress. The clause grants no specific powers, and can be adjusted based off different circumstances over the years. It basically allows for Congress to adapt the government and make changes