McCulloch v. Maryland

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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Text from Document

• There is nothing in the Constitution of the
  United States similar to the Articles of
  Confederation, which exclude incidental or
  implied powers.

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Main Idea

• Maryland attempted to destroy a branch of the
  Bank of the U.S by imposing a tax on its notes.
• John Marshall declared bank constitutional by
  invoking the Hamiltonian doctrine of implied
  powers.

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Inferences

• Strengthened federal authority
• Affirmed that the power to tax involves the
  power to destroy and that a power to create
  implies a power to preserve.
• Supported loose construction of constitution.

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Point of View of Bias

• John Marshall was famous for a group of his
  decisions involving strengthening the power of
  the federal government at the expense of the
  states.