Necessary and Proper Clause
The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, the Basket Clause, the Coefficient Clause, and the Sweeping Clause, is a provision in Article One of the United States Constitution, located at section 8, clause 18.
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American History USA Articles
- The Necessary and Proper Clause and the First Bank of the United States
Since the earliest days of the United States, debate has raged on the meaning of the Necessary and Proper Clause in Article I of the Constitution.
Books/Sources
- The Origins of the Necessary and Proper Clause - Gary Lawson
- NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE: An entry from Thomson Gale's West's Encyclopedia of American Law
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