Essay On Implied Powers

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Implied powers is when powers are not written in the constitution, yet they are implied to be needed and granted, especially when considered “necessary and proper”. The implied powers refers to the powers that the government has. In the constitution, the government is given a set of powers and implied powers. These implied powers aren't specifically granted, yet are considered necessary to fulfill governmental duties. The powers are used to protect and serve the American people and create new needed laws. These new laws are usually created to make something easier to follow. Although many times some of these powers can be very controversial. These implied powers are used make the lives of the american people better.
Implied powers was evolved due to a court case, which is McCulloch v. Maryland. In this case Maryland placed a tax on the on the Second Bank of the United States. The bank refused to pay the tax, which lead to Maryland suing James McCulloch who was a cashier of the branch. McCulloch decided to fight the case in court.
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Without the implied powers our nation would not be as strong as it is today. For example I read online, on the website www.shmoop.com, that due to the implied powers, our government is trying to give us a national minimum wage. Although that is very controversial, this is one examples of an implied power that congress has. There are many other forms in which the government practices its implied powers. I personally believe that if the law that is passed can benefit the united states I do not have a problem with implied powers. Although if the government abuses these powers the people should have a say. I think that the states should have nearly equal powers to the government to keep it balanced. As said in class, the framers of the constitution did not want a strong government, but a strong enough government and also wanted the powers to remain in the