What did the 14th amendment to the u. s constitution accomplish

The 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution addressed quite a few issues. The first being your personal rights. According to the 14th Amendment, to put it in simply terms, the government can't take away your basic rights and freedoms. You're protected equally as much as anyone else (which means no discrimination for any reason) and guarantees your citizenship in America (if you were born here).

There's also a few statements concerning the state and federal governments, but they basically just say there are some rights the state and federal government can't take away from you under certain circumstances.

b) a state law could be declared illegal if it contradicted the constitution.

explanation:

the conflict of this case originated when james w. mcculloch, a cashier of the baltimore branch of the second bank of the united states that the congress had chartered in 1816, refused to pay a tax imposed by the maryland state.

in the case, the state of maryland appealed that the establishment of a second bank was unconstitutional since the constitution didn't say anything about granting that power to congress. however, the case determined that even if such right wasn't specifically stated in the constitution, it was part of the "implied powers" of the government enunciated in article i, section 8.

the case also eliminated maryland's legislation to impose taxes to a national bank, asserting that even though the states retained the power of taxation, the constitution's laws are supreme and can not be controlled by the states, therefore, if a state law contradicts the constitution, it should be declared illegal.

explanation:

i believe the correct answer is option b. most eastern european nations joined nato.

though i could be wrong, option d. the eastern european nations were granted complete independence, would be another choice.

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