McCulloch v. Maryland: The Birth of Big Government
John YooAmerica was founded on the principle of limited government—but McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) changed that. John Yoo, Professor of Law at UC Berkeley, unpacks the case that opened the door to an expansive federal government.
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