USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The cases of Gibbons v. Ogden and McCulloch v. Maryland strengthened the power of the federal government by giving them the authority to regulate almost everything that crossed state lines (242). It essentially gave the former greater control over the economy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both cases involve implied powers: Licensing boats (Gibbons) and chartering a national bank (McCulloch). In both cases, the Interstate Commerce Clause is used at least in part as the justification for the implied power.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The decision in McCulloch v. Maryland enhanced federal power and gave the federal government ways to achieve the responsibilities that were given to it in the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-5: -This Supreme Court decision forbade states from enacting any legislation that would interfere with Congress’s right to regulate commerce among the separate states.