HILD 2A-B-C Chapter Notes - Chapter 6-1: Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, United States Treasury Security, Enumerated Powers
26 Dec 2017
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Constitutional powers are located in article i. Expressed powers/enumerated powers: article i, section 8, clauses 1-18. Necessary and proper clause: clause 18, gives congress the power to do whatever is necessary and proper to carry out its other powers implied powers: elastic clause. Conflicting interpretations the supreme court has often been the site of conflict over what is necessary and proper legislation. First major conflict: people who believed in a strict construction/interpretation of the. Constitution vs. people who believed in a loose construction. When the second bank of the united states was constructed: strict constructionists believed that congress did not have the power to charter such a bank. Congress has both legislative and nonlegislative powers. Non-legislative: power to confirm or deny presidential appointments. Power of the purse : power to levy taxes and provide for the general welfare of the.
