The following questions refer to the following excerpt from McCulloch v Maryland “We are unanimously of opinion, that the law passed by the legislature of Maryland, imposing a tax on the Bank of the United States, is unconstitutional and void…This is a tax on the operation of an instrument employed by the government of the Union to carry its powers into execution. Such a tax must be unconstitutional…”

The decision of the Supreme Court upheld the principle that:

a Congress has only those powers specifically enumerated in the Constitution

b taxation without representation is unconstitutional

c the federal government and the state governments are equal

d Congress has implied power to make laws to carry out its constitutional duties

After you have discovered your career path it is important that your

The biome pictured above is found in areas such as kenya and south africa. the land is grass-covered with very few trees and gazelles and other grazers are common here. why does this biome have a low population of trees? a) large grazing animals destroy the trees. b) it is a deforested rainforest with poor soil. c) it has high temperatures and low precipitation. d) it has a long rainy season followed by flooding.

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