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Checkpoint Answer: The clause can be “stretched” to provide a wide range of

implied powers, as long as those powers can be seen as necessary to carry

out the expressed powers granted by the Constitution.

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NOTE TO TEACHERS: In this image, President George W. Bush meets with

Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany at the 2007 G8 Summit.

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Answer: As there are separate federal and state laws, each level of

government needs separate law enforcement agencies to ensure that its laws

are obeyed.

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Answer: The cartoon figure of Andrew Johnson is attempting to do something

that would violate the Constitution, but because it is the Supreme law of the

land, he is smashed under the weight of its ultimate authority. This signifies

that even the President is not above the Constitution.

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