Which of the following best explains why the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland is significant?

A. It clarified the meaning of the supremacy clause to say that states have no power to regulate interstate commerce.

B. It denied that the supremacy clause gave the national government the power to operate businesses within a state.

C. It identified a national bank as a legitimate implied power and said states could not tax the national government.

D. It interpreted the meaning of the commerce clause to say that state government could charter their own banks.

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Caleb Phillips

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16 October, 13:19

Which of the following best explains why the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland is significant?

A. It clarified the meaning of the supremacy clause to say that states have no power to regulate interstate commerce.

B. It denied that the supremacy clause gave the national government the power to operate businesses within a state.

C. It identified a national bank as a legitimate implied power and said states could not tax the national government.

D. It interpreted the meaning of the commerce clause to say that state government could charter their own banks.

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Damien Wilkerson · Answer 1

Damien Wilkerson 16 October, 13:23

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choice a is my answer.

Stephen Russell · Answer 2

Option C.

Explanation:

It identified a national bank as a legitimate implied power and said states could not tax the national government, is the right answer.

McCulloch v. Maryland was a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that outlined the extent of the legislative power of the Congress of the United States. Moreover, it described how it correlates to the powers of legislatures of the American state. The conflict in McCulloch included the legitimacy of the national bank and a tax that the Maryland state inflicted on it.