Real financial power moved from the states to the national government by virtue of
a. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), which gave the federal government the power to establish a bank.
b. Baker v. Carr (1962), which established the Federal Reserve System.
c. Brown v. Rhode Island (1820), which allowed the United States to establish a national bank modeled afterthe Bank of England
d. the Sixteenth Amendment, which gave Congress power to tax personal and corporate incomes.
d
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The system of checks and balances does not provide a means a. to stop a single branch of government from acting unilaterally
b. for both houses of the legislative branch to agree in order for legislation to pass. c. for the judicial branch to adjudicate conflicts between the states. d. to select the best candidates for executive office.
Polls taken during campaigns provide information on
a. the effectiveness of the campaign's theme. b. name recognition, favorable images, and voter concerns. c. the determination of the candidate's progress. d. all of the above.
Many variables associated with nonvoting are also associated with immigration status.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following is NOT considered to be a check on the independence of the Supreme Court?
a. Congress passes a law to reverse a decision made by the Court. b. The president threatens to pack the Court with justices who have pledged to support his or her policy preferences. c. The power to appoint justices is shared by the president and the Senate, thereby freeing the Court from being beholden to any one institution or individual. d. Congress decides to no longer permit the Court to review capital punishment cases. e. The Congress has the power to set the jurisdiction of courts.