all persons having business before the honorable, the supreme court of the united states are admonish to give their attention landmark cases, c-span s special history series, produced in partnership with the national constitution center, exploring the human stories and constitutional dramas behind 12th historic supreme court decisions mr. chief justice, former mayor please the court quite often, in our most famous decisions, they re one that the court took that were quite unpopular. let s go through a few cases that illustrate, very dramatically and visually what it means to live in a society of different people who help stick together because they believe in the rule of law. hello and welcome to landmark cases. this is the first of 12 historic supreme court cases that we will look at this season. mcculloch v. maryland is our case tonight, and we will learn more about this significant case in the people and issues behind it and why it is so important in our americ
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still make. welcome to landmark cases the first of 12 we are looking at this season. mcculloch versus maryland is the case tonight we will or more about this case and the people and issues behind it and why it is so important in american history process later we ll take your calls and questions on facebook and twitter to make a part of this conversation. two guests are at the table to help us to understand what this is all about. teaching at the law school and was working with the justice stephen breyer and from university of arkansas author of a book about this case mcculloch v. maryland welcome to both of you. the first question is why is this so long on the list of landmark cases? one of the most dominant with the interpretation of the constitution then and now whether we should read the limitation on government or if it grants power. with this landmark case chief justice marshall intervened with the controversy. first he held the federal government and congress is not
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