Which early president am i?
political parties were mixed during my election. i was a self-proclaimed federalist, while my elected vice president was a republican. as the second president of the united states i was blessed with a relatively uneventful term. my greatest accomplishment was in keeping the u. s. out of a war with france. after the xyz affair occurred, many americans were angry and wanted to declare war, but in 1800, i signed an agreement with france assuring peaceful ocean sailing. luckily, a war was avoided.
andrew jackson
george washington
james madison
james monroe
john adams
thomas jefferson

The correct option is the one that says John Adams

they gained popular support by speaking out against communists

in the united states. ( d.)

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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