Implied powers are those that are not stated but enabled by which constitutional clause?

Implied powers are those that are not stated but enabled by which constitutional clause?

• A. Elastic/Necessary and Proper Clause
• B. Commerce Clause
• C. Supremacy Clause
• D. Due Process Clause

Answer: (A)

Implied powers come from the clause that gives Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers. This Elastic Clause expands what Congress can do beyond what is explicitly listed, as long as the laws help carry out its constitutional duties. For example, creating a national bank was upheld as permissible because it supports taxing and regulating currency, which are enumerated powers. The other clauses set specific powers, limits, or protections (like regulating commerce, federal supremacy, or due process rights) but do not themselves authorize the broad, implicit powers Congress can exercise through the Necessary and Proper Clause.

Implied powers come from the clause that gives Congress the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution its enumerated powers. This Elastic Clause expands what Congress can do beyond what is explicitly listed, as long as the laws help carry out its constitutional duties. For example, creating a national bank was upheld as permissible because it supports taxing and regulating currency, which are enumerated powers. The other clauses set specific powers, limits, or protections (like regulating commerce, federal supremacy, or due process rights) but do not themselves authorize the broad, implicit powers Congress can exercise through the Necessary and Proper Clause.