Which of the following is most likely a gateway to democracy? a. efforts to increase turnout in elections
b. lack of knowledge of the political system
C. wealthy interests that counter popular opinion
d. laws restricting who can vote

the mexican-american war was a conflict between the united states and mexico, fought from april 1846 to february 1848.

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.