Author Question: The doctrine of nullification refers to A) the power of Congress to veto state laws that violate ... (Read 105 times)

lindiwe · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The doctrine of nullification refers to

A) the power of Congress to veto state laws that violate the U.S. Constitution.
B) the claimed authority of the states to declare a federal law void for violating the U.S. Constitution.
C) the power of the president to veto state laws for violating the U.S. Constitution.
D) the authority of the president to dissolve Congress and to call for new elections.
E) the power of the federal government to invalidate state laws on matters of commerce.

Question 2

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Court ruled that

A) the Constitution's necessary and proper clause permits Congress to take actions when it is essential to a power that Congress has.
B) the Constitution's commerce clause gives the national government exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce.
C) Congress may not act to subject nonconsenting states to lawsuits in state courts.
D) the states may not regulate interstate commerce.
E) the national government's authority to require state officials to administer or enforce a federal regulation is limited.