USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

THE MONROE DOCTRINE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Court said Maryland could not interfere with the business of the ____ government.
A
national
B
state
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. The U.S. Congress created the Second Bank of the United States in 1816.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Pursuant to the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art.

Detailed explanation-3: -Maryland (1819) Citation: McCulloch v. Maryland Decision; 3/6/1819; Engrossed Minutes, 2/1790-6/7/1954; Records of the Supreme Court of the United States, Record Group 267; National Archives Building, Washington, DC.

Detailed explanation-4: -Maryland that Congress had the authority to establish a federal bank, and that the financial institution could not be taxed by the states. But the decision carried a much larger significance, because it helped establish that the Constitution gave Congress powers that weren’t explicitly spelled out in the document.

Detailed explanation-5: -Second, the Court ruled that Maryland lacked the power to tax the Bank because, pursuant to the Supremacy Clause of Article VI of the Constitution, the laws of the United States trump conflicting state laws.

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