The Necessary and Proper Clause

question 12

Multiple Choice

The necessary and proper clause

• A) has provided the basis for an expanded role of the national government.
• B) has greatly expanded the presidential powers.
• C) was in the original Constitution, but was eliminated as a consequence of the Twenty-Seventh Amendment.
• D) has served to limit the expansion of national authority.
• E) is located in the Constitution in the text of the Tenth Amendment.

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Definitions:

Equilibrium Point

A state in which market supply and demand balance each other, resulting in stable prices.

Wage Rate

The standard amount of pay given for work performed, typically expressed on an hourly, daily, or piecework basis.

Marginal Cost Function

The relationship that shows the change in total production cost when producing one additional unit of a good or service.

Market Output

The total quantity of goods and services produced and supplied in a market at a given time.