Necessary and Proper Clause

Democracies have been around for hundreds of years, dating back to before the word democracy was created by the ancient Greeks. Democracies give the citizens of the nation power and let them have a say so in politics. Also, the people have many freedoms guaranteed to them unlike other types of government. The people elect local, state, and national government officials. The local government deals with many different cases. State government shares most of its power with the national government. Lastly

Essay 3 The question of whether or not Congress has the power to force people to buy health insurance has been highly advocated by the supporters, and highly scrutinized by the opposition. The constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 has thus been defended on both sides. Advocates argues why it is constitutional by providing reason and benefits of the Act, and the opposition argues why it is not constitutional by providing reason, and stating the drawbacks of

The Electoral Connection, says, “probably the best position-taking strategy for most congressmen at most times is to be conservative-- to cling to their own positions of the past where possible and to reach for new ones with great caution where necessary” (Congress: The Electoral Connection). Because these congressmen took such stark stances on the matter, it made them stand out and they became easily desired to be replaced. This led to a take over the House by the American Party, reflecting the

(Supreme Court Opinion, 1). In America, it is a basic necessity to possess health care, logically, Congress would like to make such a necessity more accessible to Americans. Due to a divided government, there are variant views on whether this is necessary and just. Health care benefits all Americans; it is just a matter of if the policy of a required national health care is beneficial. Under the Affordable Care Act, “the scope of the Medicaid program was expanded and the number of individuals the

Preface The argument between Federalists and Anti-Federalists might seem long gone to American citizens, but still their philosophical foundations shape the teams, scope and size of the battlefield. These philosophies go back to two lone men, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson. Both fought aggressively for a government based on their ideas, and both did make portions of the now-standing American government. This essay will outline the political, social and economic philosophies of both men

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 Necessary and Proper Clause and Its Effect on History The Constitution was written in order to replace the Articles of Confederation and create a centralized government. Times continue to change, and therefore laws must be altered such to keep up with those changes. This was the sole purpose of the amending process of the Constitution. The purpose of the very first amendment was to allow Congress the authority to get involved with state powers that was not allowed at first. This article

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

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 Government through the “necessary and proper” clause and the “commerce clause”. The “necessary and proper” or the “elastic” clause states that congress has the power to make all laws seen to be “necessary and proper”, also known as implied powers to carry out its

The Necessary and Proper Clause was an important addition to our federal government’s expansion. In fact, the Necessary and Proper clause was vital to our current government setting. With the expansion of the federal government we see that you can take ideas from different people, and compromise to come to a meeting point on important issues, like the expansion of ideas that needed to be readdressed, and changed. The Necessary and Proper clause is the clause that allows congress to better do their