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13. The ideas expressed in the excerpt above can best be understood in the context of debatesovera. the authority of different branches of the federal government.b. the scope of the federal government’s role in the economy.c. the relationship between the federal government and state governments.d. how to match democratic political ideals to political institutions.ANS: CFeedbacka.John Marshall’s ideas in this excerpt did not emerge out of debates about theauthority of different branches of government. His arguments address a different setof national questions and debates.b.John Marshall’s ideas in this excerpt address economic questions but did not emergeout of debates over the scope of the federal government’s role in the nation’seconomy. This decision addressed a different set of national questions and debates.c.John Marshall’s ideas in this excerpt explicitly addressed the debate about therelationship between the federal government and state governments. His ideas can bebest understood in the larger context of those debates.

d.John Marshall’s ideas in this excerpt did not emerge out of debates about how tomatch democratic political ideals and political institutions. His ideas can best be

P4-28understood within the context of a different national debate.OBJ: ID-5|POL-2|POL-5|POL-6TOP: Historical Thinking Skills: Contextualization|Use of EvidenceMSC: Key Concepts: 4.1.I|4.1.IINAR: McCullough v. MarylandNARRBEGIN:McCullough v. MarylandThis question refers to the following quotation.“If any one proposition could command the universal assent of mankind, we might expect itwould be this: that the government of the Union, though limited in its powers, is supreme withinits sphere of action. This would seem to result necessarily from its nature. It is the government ofall; its powers are delegated by all; it represents all, and acts for all. Though any one State maybe willing to control its operations, no State is willing to allow others to control them. Thenation, on those subjects on which it can act, must necessarily bind its component parts.…Although, among the enumerated powers of government, we do not find the word ‘bank’ or‘incorporation,’ we find the great powers to lay and collect taxes; to borrow money; to regulatecommerce; to declare and conduct a war; and to raise and support armies and navies…agovernment, intrusted with such ample powers…must also be instructed with ample means fortheir execution.…We are unanimously of opinion, that the law passed by the legislature ofMaryland, imposing a tax on the Bank of the United States, is unconstitutional and void.”Chief Justice John Marshall,McCullough v. Maryland,1819NARREND

Which of the following best describes the historical situation in which the amendment was proposed?

When John Marshall was Chief Justice United States Supreme Court decisions tended to strengthen the power of?