ELASTIC CLAUSE

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ELASTIC CLAUSE

• Article I Sections 8 Clause 18
• Congress has the power to make all laws which are
  necessary and proper for carrying out the powers
  of the Constitution.

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Necessary and Proper Clause 1787

• Laws passed using the necessary and proper clause
  range in topic
• Banking
• Railroads
• Expansion of the US
• Mistreatment of minorities
• Govt corruption
• Business corruption

• Unions
• Environmental protection
• Education Equality
• Veterans Affairs
• Womens Rights
• War and Terrorism

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National Laws

• Charter Bank of the US 1791
• Louisiana Purchase 1803
• Dawes Act 1862
• Homestead Act 1862
• Interstate Commerce Act 1887
• Forest Reserve Act 1891
• Meat Inspection Act 1906
• Pure Food and Drug Act 1906

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National Laws

• Federal Trade Act 1914
• Securities Exchange Act 1934
• G.I. Bill 1945
• Civil Rights Act 1964
• Head Start 1965
• Clean Air Act 1970
• Educational Amendment Act Title IX 1972
• Americans with Disabilities Act 1990