The So-Called Elastic Clause of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution

question 39

Multiple Choice

The so-called elastic clause of Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution provides that Congress can "make all Laws which shall be ______.

• A) necessary and proper for carrying into Execution" the foregoing enumerated powers
• B) supreme over the laws of the several States"
• C) necessary to enact the enumerated powers, the propriety of said laws shall be determined by the several States"
• D) necessary so long as they are based on the common law of England or of the Colonies"

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