How is yhe railroad president like a king or a shah or a sultan

The railroad president is a railroad lord, whose impulse is law. He gathers tithes by decreasing wages as callously as the Shah of Persia or the Sultan of Turkey, and, similar to them, isn't agreeable to any human power. He can release (expel) any representative without cause.

The railroad president is a railroad ruler, whose impulse is law. He gathers tithes by decreasing wages as callously as the Shah of Persia or the Sultan of Turk.

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.

explanation:

b - those executed came from every social and economic class