7. The United States Constitution corrected a weakness of the Articles of Confederation by A. giving greater power to state governments

B. providing a clear definition of states’ rights

C. granting the right to vote to all white males

D. creating three branches of government

8. This quotation from the Preamble illustrates the constitutional principle that people

A. is the true source of political power

B. are guaranteed an adequate standard of living

C. have the right to assemble

D. have a right to a trial by jury

providing a clear definition of states right

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.