What impact did the Marshall Court have on the American economic system?

Question

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Responses

It encouraged small business.
It encouraged small business.

It encouraged the development of more large corporations.
It encouraged the development of more large corporations.

It discouraged consumer spending.
It discouraged consumer spending.

It discouraged the spread of the national bank.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

It encouraged the development of more large corporations.

The Marshall Court, particularly through decisions like Gibbons v. Ogden and MacCulloch v. Maryland, reinforced the power of the federal government in regulating interstate commerce and supported the growth and consolidation of corporate interests, which contributed to the rise of large corporations in the American economic system.