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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Supreme Court case upheld the right of Congress to exercise its implied powers?
A
Gibbons v. Ogden
B
Marbury v. Madison
C
McCulloch v. Maryland
D
Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education
Explanation: 

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: -The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal bank and that states did not have the power to tax the Federal Government. Marshall ruled in favor of the Federal Government and concluded, “the power to tax involves the power to destroy."

Detailed explanation-3: -McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) is one of the first and most important Supreme Court cases on federal power. In this case, the Supreme Court held that Congress has implied powers derived from those listed in Article I, Section 8.

Detailed explanation-4: -Taxing a federal bank is the right answer. The main reason behind this case was the attempts made by the state of Maryland to prevent the performance of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by implementing a tax on all currencies of banks not organized in Maryland.

Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following is true about the case of McCulloch v. Maryland and the conflict between the state and federal government? The state sued the national government based on the claims that the national government had overstepped its bounds by creating the bank and the states could tax it.

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