Question

the constitutionality of the federal government establishing a national bank, free of state taxation, was argued in
a) plessy v. ferguson.
b) brown v. the board of education of topeka, kansas.
c) gibbons v. ogden.
d) mcculloch v. maryland.
as the constitution does not describe sub - state levels of government, the states have authority over all of the following except
a) disbanding local governments.
b) changing school district boundaries.
c) setting rules for public utilities.
d) raising a branch of the military.

Explanation:

For the first question:

• Plessy v. Ferguson dealt with racial segregation.
• Brown v. Board of Education overturned school segregation.
• Gibbons v. Ogden focused on interstate commerce.
• McCulloch v. Maryland addressed the federal government's power to establish a national bank and state taxation of federal institutions.

For the second question:

• States have authority over local government structure, school districts, and public utilities as these are not federal responsibilities.
• Raising a military branch is an exclusive power of the federal government under the U.S. Constitution, so states cannot do this.

Answer:

1. D) McCulloch v. Maryland.
2. D) raising a branch of the military.