Which Supreme Court decision did not expand the power of the federal government over the states?

a. Garcia v. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority (1985)
b. South Carolina v. Baker (1988)
c. Alaska Department of Environmental Protection v. the EPA (2004)
d. Gonzales v. Oregon (2006)


Answer: d

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