Which court case declared that states did not have the authority to impede legitimate actions of the federal government -- in this case, supporting the Bank of the United States over the states?

1) Fletcher v. Peck
2) Dartmouth College v. Woodward
3) Gibbons v. Ogden
4) McCulloch v. Maryland


Answer: 4) McCulloch v. Maryland

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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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The encomienda system in New Spain most resembled

a. feudalism b. communism c. capitalism d. a hunter and gatherer society e. the factory system

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How did new inventions impact industry during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?

What will be an ideal response?

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