1. why did gerald ford face a difficult election in 1976?

a. ford refused to pardon nixon.
b. ford faced a severe recession in the nation.
c. ford couldn't raise enough money to run a serious campaign.
d. jimmy carter was an unusually charismatic speaker.

false

explanation:

both are true, the congress does have the power to create banks, even if this power is not specifically described in the constitution, since there is nothing restricting it and there is power given to the congress to make "all laws which shall be necessary and proper". maryland was not allowed to tax a branch of the national bank operating there, and the supreme court decided that no state could. both of these topics were discussed in a decision of the mcculloch v. maryland case in 1819.