Social studies and government

Question

Which clause of the constitution provided the federal government expand powers generally referred to as reserved power?

a. The commerce clause

b. The necessary and proper clause

c. The three-fifths clause

d. The supremacy clause

Answer 1

B. The necessary and proper clause.

The Necessary and Proper Clause concludes Article I's list of Congress's enumerated powers with a general statement that Congress's powers include not only those expressly listed, but also the authority to use all means necessary and proper for executing those express powers. Under the Necessary and Proper Clause, congressional power encompasses all implied and incidental powers that are conducive to the beneficial exercise of an enumerated power. The Necessary and Proper Clause suggests three criteria for a federal law to be within its scope: Laws enacted pursuant to the Clause must be (1) necessary, (2) proper, and (3) for carrying into execution some other federal power.