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    The Necessary and Proper Clause is part of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. Americans love the Constitution but little do they actually know about its powers. Powers, established in statements, which come along with bills from the House of Representatives, are tried by the Necessary and Proper Clause and determined Constitutional or unconstitutional. The Necessary and Proper Clause and its role in modern federal law, along with the questions that come from applying the clause. The Constitutional

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    The Necessary and Proper clause goes by many names and known for causing many disputes throughout the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. What the clause states is that "The Congress shall have 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 any Department or Officer thereof" (Document A). This means that the

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    The Necessary and Proper Clause can sometime be called the “Coefficient” or “elastic” clause, is an enlargement, not constriction, of the powers expressly granted to Congress. These powers and duties can be found in several places in the Constitution. The Necessary and Proper Clause allows the congress, to establish the laws in which we follow to be necessary and proper to be implemented in all powers vested by the Constitution in the government of The United States also known as the (Article

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    Bailey, Bill. “The Elastic Clause: The Necessary and Proper Clause.” http://www.thefederalistpapers.org/history/the-elastic-clause-the-necessary-and-proper-clause. The Federalist Papers Project, 2016. Web. 04/07/2016. Author Bill Bailey retired from the army and now runs the founder’s blog. Bailey writes about the Necessary and Proper Clause. In his blog he explains the clause for both the Federalists and the anti-Federalists points of view as well as the key issues of this clause. This blog is very detailed

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    Necessary and Proper Clause: Defined In Article 1 and section 8 of the Articles of the Constitution the necessary and proper clause is defined. This clause is many times referred to as the “elastic clause” as well. Its inclusion was to grant Congress the power and authority to carry out the enumerated powers. The implied powers that Congress also possess, were granted with this clause as a basis, these implied powers are required for Congress to execute the enumerated powers. Some examples include

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    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 will carry out the authority assigned to the central government by the Constitution (Levy, 2016). During the formation of the U.S. Constitution, this clause became very important as the government had to be organized and established, and this clause

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    Revolution. In order to pay back this debt Alexander Hamilton created a financial program. However, some Republicans such as Thomas Jefferson and James Madison thought that his plan was unconstitutional because one would need to use the necessary and proper clause which most people feared because it gave the government too much power. This, however, is not so Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan however was mostly constitutional because it allowed it to use the powers as well as responsibilities congress

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    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

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    commerce clause and necessary and proper clause by requiring individuals to purchase health insurance as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” (359). In his introduction, Thide (2012) describes the economic conditions of the health insurance market that brought about the need for the Affordable Care Act and presents three main ideas to support his conclusion. As a final point, Thide (2012) warns that rejecting “the view that Congress is the primary arbiter of what is necessary and proper

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    the United States are the Necessary and Proper Clause, Commerce Clause, and the power to declare war. The Necessary and Proper Clause is stated in Article I, Section 8, and Clause 18 of the Constitution. This Clause is commonly referred to as the Elastic Clause as well as several other names: the Sweeping Clause, the Coefficient Clause, and the Basket Clause, and. These names are all appropriate due to the fact that they all represent the meaning of the clause itself. It is accredited

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