Few rights are more critical to a well-functioning democratic system then free speech. consider the difference between the supreme court's statement in schenk v u. s. (1919) the government has the power to punish speech that poses "a clear and present danger" to the functioning of the government and its statement in texas v. johnson (1989) that "government may not prohibit expression simply because it disagrees with its message." how did the court's position on speech evolve in the 70 years between these two cases?

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in mcculloch v. maryland (1819) the supreme court ruled that congress had implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of article i, section 8 of the constitution to create the second bank of the united states and that the state of maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.

gibbons v. ogden, (1824), was a landmark decision in which the supreme court of the united states held that the power to regulate interstate commerce, granted to congress by the commerce clause of the united states constitution, encompassed the power to regulate navigation.

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