Which of the following would not be considered a true statement regarding benjamin franklin's diplomatic trip to france?
a. during his time in france, he resided in the village of passy.
b. franklin was highly disliked by the french.
c. louis xvi and marie antoinette were king and queen of france at the time.
d. franklin was almost seventy years old when he made the trip.

The answer is:  C.Many people in France wanted him to become a full-time advisor to King Louis XVI.

At that point of time, many French people did not see American scholar in a positive light due to their history in several conflicts.

But, King Louis was really impressed at the inventions and accomplishment that was achieved by Ben Franklin. So He invited Franklin to  teach some of his knowledge to the King's advisor.

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.

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