Which of the following is an example of an implied power?
a) state government passes a tax to pay for highway maintenance
b) state government orders the local governments to enforce a law
c) national government creates an air force division of the military
d) national government passes a law that lowers rates of taxation

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?