The necessary and proper clause of the Constitution ______.
A. specifies the internal workings of Congress
B. provides Congress with the authority to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution the powers enumerated by the Constitution
C. provides the judicial branch with jurisdiction over any matter the Supreme Court deems to be "necessary and proper"
D. provides the executive with the power to override any act of Congress so long as the President certifies that such an override is "necessary and proper"
Answer: B
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