The document discusses the Necessary and Proper Clause of the US Constitution. It grants Congress implied powers in addition to its expressed powers, providing flexibility. This is also known as the "Elastic Clause". It describes the debate between strict and liberal constructionists around Congress' implied power to establish a national bank. The Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819 upheld the bank as constitutional under the Necessary and Proper Clause.

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2. Necessary Proper Clause
 Is an expressed power that provides the
implied power
 Provides the adaptability of the Constitution
 Called the “Elastic Clause”

3. Battle over Implied Powers
 Setting up a national bank
 Strict constructionists
 Constitution only had powers given to it expressly
 Other powers must be absolutely necessary
 Afraid of the destruction of the States’ powers