Is non violence the best way to fight for Civil Rights? Why or why not?

I would argue that it is, but any form of protest has pushback. Let's look at the great Martin Luther King Jr, he accomplished much but counter protesters beat them down, sprayed them with a fire truck hose, and harmed them in many ways. MLK never turned to violence and still accomplished much, and if he can do it why can't we.

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

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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.

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napoleon the third became a empire in 1873 also known as the era of the franco-prussian war.