The necessary and proper clause
A) has expanded the role of the national government relative to the states.
B) has increased the powers of the state governments at the expense of Congress' 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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The necessary and proper clause, also known as the elastic clause, has been interpreted by the Supreme Court to expand the powers of the national government since it allows Congress to make any law it deems necessary and proper for carrying out its enumerated powers. This has led to a broad interpretation of Congress's authority and an expansion of the national government's role relative to the states.

The Necessary and Proper Clause