B8

1. The first important principle decided in McCullough v. Maryland is that the national government has supremacy over the states. This is important because federal laws such as civil rights acts, environmental requirements, etc cannot be ignored by the states. The second important principle is that the national government has certain implied powers that go beyond the enumerated powers in the constitution. Back then, this was important to the constitutionally-approved National Bank. Creating it was an implied power

2. The full faith and credit clause states that any public acts, records , or judicial proceedings of one state must be recognized by all other states. The exception to this is that Defense of Marriage Act, which allows states to disregard gay marriages if they so desire. The privileges and immunities part of the constitution states that every citizen will receive that privileges and immunities of the state that they are in. For example, you pay the Virginia sales tax while you are visiting there even if you live in Vermont. One exception to this rule, and there are many, is that not every citizen gets to pay instate tuition for whichever public university they attend... that only applies to their home state.