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It determined that states could not levy taxes on federal government operations.  \nD. It interpreted the “necessary and proper” powers clause of the Constitution to mean that the federal government has implied powers not specifically stated in the Constitution.  \nE. It upheld the constitutionality of the national bank established by the federal government.  \n3. Which of the following is a clause of the Constitution that gives the federal government broad powers in many policy areas?  \nA. Interstate Commerce Clause  \nB. Tenth Amendment  \nC. Free-Exercise Clause  \nD. Establishment Clause  \nE. Fiscal Federalism Clause  \nAP U.S. Government & PoliticS PrActice exAm 3  \n4. While the practice of separate schools for black and white students was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education (1954), segregation in restaurants, stores, hotels, and other public accommodations remained legal until  \nA. the Supreme Court’s decision in Loving v. 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