Why did the moral majority, founded by jerry falwell in 1979, become such an important political force in the late-20th century? a) it backed attempts to make non-christian faiths illegal in the united states. b) its members supported liberal political causes and politicians, such as bill clinton. c) its members supported conservative political causes and politicians, such as ronald reagan. d) it attempted to strengthen the constitutional practice of "separation of church and state."

C) Its members supported conservative political causes and politicians, such as Ronald Reagan.

in mcculloch v. maryland (1819) the supreme court ruled that congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of article i, section 8 of the constitution to create the second bank of the united states and that the state of maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.

gibbons v. ogden, (1824), was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the united states held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to congress by the commerce clause of the united states constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.

president thomas jefferson hoped that the embargo act of 1807 would the united states by demonstrating to britain and france their dependence on american goods, convincing them to respect american neutrality and stop impressing american seamen. instead, the act had a devastating effect on american trade.