Author Question: Among other holdings, the case of McCulloch v. Maryland a. reaffirmed the power of the states to ... (Read 43 times)

jho37 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Among other holdings, the case of McCulloch v. Maryland

a. reaffirmed the power of the states to levy taxes.
b. found that the necessary and proper clause in Article I, section 8, of the Constitution did not give Congress the authority to establish a national bank.
c. found that the necessary and proper clause in Article I, section 8, of the Constitution did give Congress the authority to establish a national bank.
d. reaffirmed the power of the federal government to regulate interstate commerce.
e. reaffirmed the rights of states to find national laws null and void.

Question 2

Dual federalism promotes the idea that

a. a precise separation of national and state authority is possible and desirable.
b. states and the national government are equal in all respects.
c. national and state authority are indivisible.
d. the Senate and the House of Representatives are equal in their federal authority.
e. state law supercedes national law.