As a result of McCulloch v. Maryland, the necessary and proper clause became known as the elastic clause because
A) the states used it to expand their powers without end.
B) local governments used it as a loophole to wriggle out of unfunded mandates.
C) the courts approved almost any means Congress chooses to achieve a necessary or proper end.
D) the executive branch used it to expand the powers of the president.
E) the courts used it to increase their power of judicial review.
C
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newly elected governor would immediately replace the head of the commission with someone else. c. The head of the commission would most likely continue to serving in that position until 2016. d. The head of the commission would most likely resign. e. None of these would happen.
The Articles of Confederation created a
A) strong central government. B) strong military. C) unitary system. D) league of friendship. E) federal system.
Pork barrel legislation is also referred to as ______.
A. the distributive imperative B. the majoritarian imperative C. the parochial imperative D. the selective imperative
Gestalt psychology focuses on
A) specific individual behaviors. B) the whole, which is less than the sum of its parts. C) the whole, which is greater than the sum of its parts. D) analyzing the whole in separate parts.