REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Marbury v Madison
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McCulloch v Maryland
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Gibbons v Ogden
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -McCulloch has been described as “the most important Supreme Court decision in American history defining the scope of Congress’s powers and delineating the relationship between the federal government and the states.” The case established two important principles in constitutional law.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was at the root of the conflict? Answer: The state of Maryland believed that the federal government did not have the constitutional power to establish a national bank. In response, the state passed a law that would tax the national bank and hinder its profitability.