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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