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What are the 'implied powers' of the Congress?

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Implied Powers

Implied powers of congress are the powers that the legislative branch has that are not specifically listed in the Constitution. Implied powers come from and depend upon the expressed powers of the government. For example, the power to draft people into the military is implied by the power of congress to raise an army and navy. The basis for the implied powers comes from the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution, Article 1, Section 8. It is also called the elastic clause because it "stretches" the power of the government. Implied powers have helped the government expand its authority to meet the many problems and situations that the Founding Fathers could not have forseen. MrV

Examples of non-legislative (implied) powers:
-Approval and Removal
-Oversight and Investigation

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