In McCulloch v.Maryland,the Supreme Court based its decision on a broad interpretation of the __________.

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McCulloch v. Maryland dealt with the issue of whether or not the federal government had the power to establish a national bank. The Supreme Court ruled that it did, based on a broad interpretation of the elastic clause, also known as the necessary and proper clause, which gives Congress the power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the foregoing powers granted to the federal government by the Constitution.

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