McCulloch V.Maryland

question 13

Multiple Choice

McCulloch v.Maryland

• A)ruled in favor of state-centered federalism.
• B)asserted that the necessary and proper clause was a restriction on the power of the national government.
• C)affirmed that national law is supreme to conflicting state law.
• D)established the Supreme Court's power to judge constitutional issues.
• E)allowed for a narrow reading of the Constitution.

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Definitions:

Gamete Formation

The process of forming gametes (sperm or egg cells) through meiosis, involving the reduction of chromosome number by half.

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process that creates a new organism by combining the genetic materials of two organisms.

Meiosis

A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half, resulting in the production of gametes or spores.

Homologous Chromosomes

Chromosomes that are similar in length, gene position, and centromere location, carrying the same type of genetic information from each parent, making a pair in a diploid cell.