One important goal accomplished by the lewis and clark expedition was the a. mapping of the american west b. establishment of forts across the american west c. claiming of the pacific ocean for the united states d. collection of large stores of precious metals

both are true, the congress does have the power to create banks, even if this power is not specifically described in the constitution, since there is nothing restricting it and there is power given to the congress to make "all laws which shall be necessary and proper". maryland was not allowed to tax a branch of the national bank operating there, and the supreme court decided that no state could. both of these topics were discussed in a decision of the mcculloch v. maryland case in 1819.

i believe it to be a democracy