Elastic
Elastic
The elastic clause grants the U.S. Congress the authority to pass laws that are necessary to carry out its enumerated powers. The enumerated powers are found in Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.
To lay and collect taxes is to impose a specific amount the taxes are, and to collect taxes is to literally collect the taxes from people.
Congress has the power to declare war, to establish post offices, to coin money, to provide and maintain a navy, and to lay and collect taxes.
== == Enumerated powers are powers directly written in the constitution. Enumerated Powers of the Congress include: • Collect taxes • Borrow money • Regulate trade • Establish Bankruptcy codes • Coin money • Establish post offices • Provide a military • Provide a militia • Make all necessary and proper laws • Declare War
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lay and collect taxes
The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes,duties,imposts, and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defence and general welfare of the US but all duties,imposts, and excises shall be uniform thoughtout the US.
Congress
The power to lay taxes.
congress