What does woodrow wilson mean when he says “Democracy is not so much a form of government as a set of principles.”

He means that each person should be able to vote for their leaders and that people should not be ruled by someone they did not vote on. Many times the governments that doesn’t have a proper democracy break more basic human rights then those that doesn’t. In turn, he believes democracy is a given right that each person should be able to have.

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b) a state law could be declared illegal if it contradicted the constitution.

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the conflict of this case originated when james w. mcculloch, a cashier of the baltimore branch of the second bank of the united states that the congress had chartered in 1816, refused to pay a tax imposed by the maryland state.

in the case, the state of maryland appealed that the establishment of a second bank was unconstitutional since the constitution didn't say anything about granting that power to congress. however, the case determined that even if such right wasn't specifically stated in the constitution, it was part of the "implied powers" of the government enunciated in article i, section 8.

the case also eliminated maryland's legislation to impose taxes to a national bank, asserting that even though the states retained the power of taxation, the constitution's laws are supreme and can not be controlled by the states, therefore, if a state law contradicts the constitution, it should be declared illegal.

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a

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