Which of these was a direct result of the punic wars?

a) rome's navy lost a major battle and lost power.
b) carthage became a great mediterranean power.
c) rome became a great mediterranean power.
d) rome and carthage both rejected democratic principles.

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.