Even in its absence, no one doubted that Congress had the power to, in Chief Justice Marshalls words, punish any violation of its laws.
Even in its absence, no one doubted that Congress had the power to, in Chief Justice Marshalls words, punish any violation of its laws. In 1790, Secretary of State Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Hamilton focused on this in their debate over the creation of a national bank. For 10 points, name this Constitutional clause--Article I, Section 8, Clause 18, which gets a nickname from the fact that it stretches Congressional powers beyond those explicitly stated.
Even in its absence, no one doubted that Congress had the power to, in Chief Justice Marshalls words, punish any violation of its laws.
{Necessary and proper clause} or {Elastic clause} or {Coefficient clause}