11.4 Quiz Implied Powers

The Necessary and Proper Clause is often called the Elastic Clause because it caused the powers of Congress to snap.

• True

• False

Congress can appropriate money to different departments of the Federal Government.

• True

• False

McCulloch v. Maryland gave strength to implied powers and elevated the Federal Government over the States.

• True

• False

Implied powers give the Federal Government the authority to do anything on behalf of the general welfare and public interest.

• True

• False

Hamilton feared the powers of the Bank of the United States.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an expressed power?

• power to draft people into the armed forces

• power to raise an army and navy

• power to fix minimum wages

• power to punish tax evasion

Which of the following is an implied power?

• power to regulate commerce

• power to establish federal-aid-to-education programs

• power to tax

• power to coin money

Which of the following is NOT one of John Marshall’s rules for the acceptability of an implied power?

• within the scope of the Constitution

• legitimate purpose

• consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution

• good for the country

Which of the following is another name for the Necessary and Proper Clause?

• Elastic Clause

• Convenient and Useful Clause

• General Welfare and Public Interest Clause

• The Implied Powers Clause

What was the 1818 event that prompted the McCulloch v. Maryland case to come before the Supreme Court?

• Maryland refused to follow the federal standards of weights and measures.

• Maryland established its own naturalization procedures.

• Maryland attempted to tax federal bank notes.

• Maryland forbade the delivery of mail within its borders.