What idea in the Declaration of Independence reflects the influence of John Locke?
A. Independence is only legitimate if a war is fought for it.
B. A state should be represented in proportion to its population.
C. Governments are a source of evil rather than good.
D. Power comes from the consent of the governed.

Correct answer is D. Power comes from the consent of the governed.

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.