Explain the role the U.S. Supreme Court played in defining federalism in McCulloch v. Maryland. Indicate how this decision has helped define the relationship between the state and national governments.
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1. Describe the central questions in the case: Can Congress charter a national bank and can Maryland tax it?
2. Explain how the Supreme Court used the necessary and proper clause in determining that Congress could, indeed, create a national bank.
3. Explain how the Supreme Court applied the supremacy clause in deciding that Maryland could not tax the bank.
4. Indicate how each of these helps to define the relationship between the state and the national governments.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.