Which statement best summarizes the u. s. supreme court's decision in mcculloch v maryland?

a) federal courts can declare laws and presidential acts unconstitutional.
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b) establishing a national bank is an implied power of the federal government.
c) congress has the sole authority to regulate interstate commerce and trade.
d) the federal government has no authority to abolish slavery in new territories.

The correct answer is B.

McCulloch v. Maryland was a case discussed by the US Supreme Court which led to the enactment of a landmark decision in 1819. It delimited the scope of the different goverment levels existing in the US. More specifically, it declared the supremacy of the federal goverment over the states, whose power to interfere with the federal decisions is limited.  Moreover, some of the federal powers are implied, which means that they are not explictly enumerated in the Constitution but authorized by its provisions.

In this case, the state of Maryland could not challenge the decision of creating a national bank that had been adopted at a federal level. The creation of a national bank was not listed as one of the powers of the federal goverment in the Constitution, therefore it is an implied power.

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