The Net Effect of the Supreme Court Decisions in McCulloch

question 61

Multiple Choice

The net effect of the Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden was ______.

• A) reversing its ruling in Marbury v. Madison
• B) protecting the policy responsibilities of the states via the Tenth Amendment
• C) restructuring the meaning of the Seventeenth Amendment
• D) creating a powerful precedent that allowed future national policy to develop free of the constraints of state prerogatives

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Definitions:

Field Conditions

Factors and conditions existing in real-life settings outside controlled experimental environments that can influence the outcome of a study.

Fight-or-Flight

A physiological response to perceived harmful events, attacks, or threats to survival, leading to a choice between confronting or fleeing.

Tend-and-Befriend

A behavioral response to stress involving seeking social affiliation and nurturing activities to manage stressful situations.

Exclusion

The act of denying someone access to a group, activity, or resource, often based on specific criteria.