Discuss the significance of McCulloch v. Maryland in shaping the development of enumerated powers of the national government.
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The case of McCulloch v. Maryland was a Supreme Court ruling that established the use of implied powers by the national government to expand its enumerated authority. Based on Congress's establishment of a national bank in Maryland, the Court ruled that Maryland had no power to tax the bank. The Court affirmed through this decision that in the event of a conflict between national legislation and state legislation, the national law is supreme as long as it complies with enumerated and implied powers.
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A) entitlement programs. B) political perks. C) executive orders. D) signing statements. E) pork barrel politics.
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a. Nonempiricists b. Empiricists c. Deductionists d. Inductionists