The ________ has become one of the foundations for the growth of the federal government in the twentieth century.
A) three-fifths compromise
B) necessary and proper clause
C) "reserved powers" clause of the Tenth Amendment
D) Connecticut compromise
E) Bill of Rights

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The necessary and proper clause, also known as the elastic clause, grants Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers vested by the Constitution. This clause has been interpreted broadly by the Supreme Court, allowing for the expansion of federal power and the growth of the federal government throughout the twentieth century.

The ________ Has Become One of the Foundations for the Growth