Question

What is the constitutional basis for the implied powers of the federal government?

Answer 1

The correct answer is B) They are allowed by the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution.

Implied powers are ones that the federal government possess but they are not specifically written into the US Constitution. However, the necessary and proper clause allows for the federal government to take actions that are not necessarily written.

This is because the necessary and proper clause allows for the government to take these types of actions when it is necessary to fulfill the role/obligations of the US government.

Answer 2

They are allowed by the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution. ON APEX