Which statement best describes the decision in McCulloch v. Maryland?
a. Chief Justice Marshall concluded that the creation of the Bank of the United States was "necessary and proper" as a means to carry out other powers that Article I explicitly granted to Congress.
b. Congress can only regulate commercial activity that actually reaches over state lines.
c. States cannot declare illegal what the Congress has stipulated as law.
d. The people of a single state cannot confer a "sovereignty" that would extend beyond the borders of the state.
a
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b. Determine how major officials of the government are elected. c. Establish what the relationships are among those charged with governmental functions. d. Ensure that major officials do not have discretion to determine whether constitutional provisions apply to given situations e. All of these must be accomplished by a constitution.
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a. elections b. cultural change c. lobbying d. court
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With regard to the course of study in schools, professional educators and civil libertarians ________
A. want textbooks to present issues from the perspective they consider correct B. expect facts with regard to sex education to be suppressed C. do not encourage a positive view of labor and its role in society D. try to isolate schools from the pressures of all outside groups E. want family values and morality emphasized, and constraints imposed on the teaching of evolution