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What has the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution been used to do?

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stop highway construction

stop highway construction

expand the power of the federal government

expand the power of the federal government

expand the power of the states

expand the power of the states

limit the power of the federal government

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expand the power of the federal government

(The Necessary and Proper Clause has been interpreted to allow Congress to enact laws beyond its explicit enumerated powers—e.g., McCulloch v. Maryland—thereby expanding federal authority.)