Even though the Constitution said nothing about presidents purchasing land, President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France in 1803. Jefferson felt the power came with the office,

Even though the Constitution said nothing about presidents purchasing land,

President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France in 1803.
Jefferson felt the power came with the office, and Congress agreed. How did
President Jefferson justify doing this without authority being expressly granted to him
in the Constitution?
O necessary and proper clause
O the commerce clause
O inherent powers clause
O the three-fifths clause

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