Hi. I am a librarian in training. The clause that gives Congress the power to declare war is found in Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution.
"The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water . . . ." Bluebook Citation: U.S. Const. art. 1, § 8, cl. 11.
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The elastic clause, which gives the Congress the power of executing "foregoing powers."
The Elastic Clause is the clause in the Constitution that gives Congress the most general non specific power. It is in Section 8 of the Constitution.
Article II, Section 8 allows for Congress to declare war; the President to wage war.
The section in the constitution that gives congress the power to pass laws nessary and proper to fulfill its other duties is the? Elastic Clause
the enforcement clause