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President Jackson's Separation Of Powers
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Thesis: President Jackson has violated the separation of powers in his actions to destroy the Bank of the United States by ignoring the ruling of McCulloch vs. Maryland, for refusing to hand over court ordered documentation concerning the bank, and abusing the power of veto.

Reasons to impeach Jackson involving the bank:
A) Reason 1 (bank was constitutional)
1.) Maryland v. McCulloch (the court ruled that congress had implied powers to create the bank, in which case, the bank is constitutional)
2.) “to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all others Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer

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