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