"...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."

Question

This clause was used by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton to justify
a. establishing the Bank of the United States
b. creating a federal postal system
c. sending troops to end the Whiskey Rebellion
d. imposing an embargo on trade with Great Britain

Answer 1

"Alexander Hamilton used the Elastic Clause to create the first National Bank. People argued that the constitution did not grant the power to create a bank, Hamilton noted that it was required in order to carry out taxation. Another great example of the use of the elastic clause would be the Louisiana Purchase."
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