In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819), the U. S. Supreme Court upheld the right of the federal government to incorporate the Second National Bank, even though this ability was not explicitly stated in the U. S. Constitution. Which clause from the U. S. Constitution did the U. S. Supreme Court use to support this ruling?
A) The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare .
B) The Congress shall have the power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers.
C) The Congress shall have the power . . . To provide for the Punishment of counterfeiting .
D) The Congress shall have Power . . . To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years.