Multiple choice

Where is the Necessary and Proper Clause found?

  1. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3

  2. Article 4 Section 1

  3. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18

  4. Article 4, Section 2, Clause 2
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Explanation

The Necessary and Proper Clause, which gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper for executing its defined powers, is located at the end of the enumerated powers in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 is the Commerce Clause, and Article IV deals with interstate relations.

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