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This decision, entitled ''McCulloch v. Maryland'' (1810), contains this famous truth:

This decision, entitled ''McCulloch v. Maryland'' (1810), contains this famous truth:

{{cquote|The power to tax is the power to destroy}}

{{cquote|The power to tax is the power to destroy}}

This ''McCulloch v. Maryland'' decision is important for another reason too.  The Court held that Congress has unenumerated powers that are not expressly given to it by the U.S. Constitution.  Nowhere in the Constitution is the power to create a national bank given to the federal government.  But under the "Elastic Clause" (also known as the "Necessary and Proper Clause") of the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution."  That clause has been used repeatedly by Congress to make laws where it does not have an express grant of power by the Constitution to do so.

This ''McCulloch v. Maryland'' decision is important for another reason too.  The Court held that Congress has unenumerated powers that are not expressly given to it by the U.S. Constitution.  Nowhere in the Constitution is the power to create a national bank given to the federal government.  But under the '''"Elastic Clause"''' (also known as the '''"Necessary and Proper Clause"''') of the U.S. Constitution, Congress has the power to "make all laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution."  That clause has been used repeatedly by Congress to make laws where it does not have an express grant of power by the Constitution to do so.

== "The Power to Tax" ==

== "The Power to Tax" ==