Although not specifically listed among the powers granted to the federal government, the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had the power to establish a national bank under the following:

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The necessary and proper clause, also known as the elastic clause, gives Congress the power to pass any laws necessary and proper for carrying out their other powers granted by the Constitution. This includes the power to establish a national bank, as ruled by the Supreme Court in the landmark case McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819. The other options listed do not pertain to the establishment of a national bank.

Although Not Specifically Listed Among the Powers Granted to the Federal