President carter ordered a military mission in response to:

  The Iran Hostage Crisis.

Explanation:

  The mission was known as Operation Eagle Claw and was ordered by President Jimmy Carter to rescue 52 embassy staff who were captured at the Embassy of the United States in Tehran. The mission failed and damaged U.S. prestige worldwide.

  It was one of the causes of why Carter loss the 1980 U.S. presidential elections.

  I hope this answer helps you.

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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