The first contested presidential election pitted john adams against james madison. question 8 options:
a. true
b. false

The answer is false. You are referring to the 1796 Presidential Election, in which John Adams, of the Federalist Party, defeated Thomas Jefferson, of the Democratic-Republican Party. This was, however, a very particular presidential election, since, for the first time, the president (Adams) and the vice-president (Jefferson) were from different political parties.  

congress also has implied powers, which derive from the necessary and proper clause of the constitution and permit congress "to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers, and all other powers vested by this constitution in the government of the united states.