AJ 025 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Supremacy Clause, Enumerated Powers
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Necessary and proper clause, congress is empowered: 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. Found immediately after the enumerated powers in article i of the constitution. The purpose is to give congress the ability to account for all contingencies. The foregoing powers refers to the enumerated powers listed above the. Only enhances the specified powers of congress and cannot be used to increase the list of enumerated powers. Congress has the power to establish post offices. In order to do so, it is necessary to have the power to set the price of postage. to create any other, non-postal related business. However, it does not have from that specific enumerated power, the power. Also referred to as the elastic clause and the implied powers clause.