Writers james weldon johnson and zora neale hurston took part in a movement called

The correct answer is:  

The Harlem Renaissance.

James Weldon Johnson was a well-known author, educator, lawyer, civil rights activist and a crucial figure in the Harlem Renaissance.  

He collaborated to write the lyrics of Lift Every Voice and Sing, a song now acknowledged as the Black National Anthem.  

Zora Neale Hurston work as an author is best known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God. She was also a seminal icon of the Harlem Renaissance.

b) a state law could be declared illegal if it contradicted the constitution.

explanation:

the conflict of this case originated when james w. mcculloch, a cashier of the baltimore branch of the second bank of the united states that the congress had chartered in 1816, refused to pay a tax imposed by the maryland state.

in the case, the state of maryland appealed that the establishment of a second bank was unconstitutional since the constitution didn't say anything about granting that power to congress. however, the case determined that even if such right wasn't specifically stated in the constitution, it was part of the "implied powers" of the government enunciated in article i, section 8.

the case also eliminated maryland's legislation to impose taxes to a national bank, asserting that even though the states retained the power of taxation, the constitution's laws are supreme and can not be controlled by the states, therefore, if a state law contradicts the constitution, it should be declared illegal.

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