Congress has authority to create regulatory agencies and give them powers to enact rules under which clause(s) of the Constitution:
A) the trade clause
B) the agency clause and the property clause
C) the agency clause and the regulatory clause
D) the commerce clause and the necessary and proper clause
E) the defense clause

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The commerce clause grants Congress the power to regulate commerce among the states, and the necessary and proper clause empowers Congress to create regulatory agencies to exercise this power. Therefore, choice D is the correct answer. The other clauses listed in the answer choices do not explicitly or directly relate to the creation of regulatory agencies.

Congress Has Authority to Create Regulatory Agencies and Give Them