Multiple choice

Authority to govern as needed

  1. Privileges and Imunities Clause

  2. Extradition Clause

  3. Supremacy Clause

  4. Necessary & Proper/ Elastic Clause
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Explanation

The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, gives Congress the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper for executing its defined powers. This allows the federal government's authority to stretch and adapt to govern as needed over time. The other clauses listed deal with state relations, extradition, or federal supremacy.

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