Let the end be legitimate ..... and all means which are ..... consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional .Chief Justice Marshall invoked this phrase to establish the right of Congress to pass laws that are necessary and proper to conduct the business of the U.S. government. Here, the court upheld Congress power to create a national bank.

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

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“Let the end be legitimate ____ and all means which are ____ consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional .”Chief Justice Marshall invoked this phrase to establish the right of Congress to pass laws that are “necessary and proper” to conduct the business of the U.S. government. Here, the court upheld Congress’ power to create a national bank.

A	McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819
B	Gibbons v. Ogden
C	Munn v. Illinois
D	McCulloch v. Marshall

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -“Let the end be legitimate … and all means which are … consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional .” Chief Justice Marshall invoked this phrase to establish the right of Congress to pass laws that are “necessary and proper” to conduct the business of the U.S. government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Let the end be legitimate, let it be within the scope of the constitution, and all means which are appropriate, which are plainly adapted to that end, which are not prohibited, but consist with the letter and spirit of the constitution, are constitutional. . . .

Detailed explanation-3: -Maryland may not impose a tax on the bank. In a unanimous decision, the Court held that Congress had the power to incorporate the bank and that Maryland could not tax instruments of the national government employed in the execution of constitutional powers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819) States cannot interfere with the federal government when it uses its implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause to further its express constitutional powers.

Detailed explanation-5: -Additionally, the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution makes federal laws supreme to state laws, and thus prohibits states from enacting laws contrary to federal laws. Consequently, Maryland’s tax was unconstitutional.

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SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE