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McCulloch vs. Maryland.

Date Submitted: 11/18/2003 22:23:13
Length: 3 pages (827 words)
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One of the most famous supreme court cases of all time took place in Maryland in 1818. The case was between James W. McCulloch vs. the state of Maryland. This was around the time that the big and small state plans were being determined and national and state laws were blurry in how much power each of them had. This case has to do with the powers of the national and state governments. It was the …

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…and proper even if it wasn't given that power directly from the Constitution. This expands the National Government's powers very much. I agree with the Nationalist Position in interpreting this case. The National Government was made by the people, for the people so I think it should be supreme over all local and state governments in the United States. I definitely think that the National Government should have much more power than the state governments.

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