The answer is A, C & D make no sense. B is not wrong, but A is the better answer.
Answer:
The case increased the power of the national government over
state governments.
Northern occupation of Southern states, reconstruction, ratification of the 13th,14th,and 15th amendments (The Reconstruction Amendments) that effectively abolished slavery and established rights for freed black men. Unfortunately, this led to the rise of Jim Crow laws in the South.
Answer:
Central government should be allowed to impose taxes.
Explanation:
It should be allowed to impose taxes, because, there are certain projects, that only a central government can efficiently oversee and fund. Example:
- army to fight foreign powers
- any projects that benefits the country as a whole AND at the same time, benefits some states more than others. Example: continental railroad benefits the whole country, BUT you have to say, that some states get more benefit than others.