Select the correct answer. How and why is the elastic clause the basis for Congress's implied powers?
OA. The elastic clause and the statement about "necessary and proper" laws were written by the framers so that there would be no
question as to what Congress can and cannot do.
OB. The elastic clause gives Congress the power to make all "necessary and proper" laws, but only in areas that the framers
specifically enumerated in the Constitution
C. The elastic clause gives Congress the power to make all "necessary and proper" laws because the framers did not trust a poor,
uneducated electorate to understand lawmaking.
D. The elastic clause gives Congress the power to make all "necessary and proper" laws because the framers wanted Congress to
have the power needed to face situations they could not foresee.