Senator Joseph McCarthy's action, as described in the excerpt, were most likely interpreted at the time as a reaction to which of the following historical situations?

answer; i believe that the correct answer is (d); //declaration of independence; plz check first good luck

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in mcculloch v. maryland (1819) the supreme court ruled that congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of article i, section 8 of the constitution to create the second bank of the united states and that the state of maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.

gibbons v. ogden, (1824), was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the united states held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to congress by the commerce clause of the united states constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.