The correct answer is Article I, Section 8. This section includes the Necessary and Proper Clause (also known as the Elastic Clause), which allows Congress to make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers, thus enabling the expansion of Congressional authority beyond what is explicitly stated in the Constitution.
Which section of the U.S. Constitution allows Congress to expand powers not expressly covered in the Constitution?
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the Preamble
the Preamble
Article II, Section 1
Article II, Section 1
Article I, Section 8
Article I, Section 8
the Bill of Rights
the Bill of Rights
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