They cause the executive branch to influence many aspects of life in the United States
Independent agencies of the United States federal government are those agencies that exist outside the federal executive departments The nature and purpose of these agencies vary widely ensuring that the executive branch influences diverse aspects of society
In a unanimous decision, the Court held that Congress had the power to incorporate the bank and that Maryland could not tax instruments of the national government employed in the execution of constitutional powers. Writing for the Court, Chief Justice Marshall noted that Congress possessed unenumerated powers not explicitly outlined in the Constitution. Marshall also held that while the states retained the power of taxation, "the Constitution and the laws made in pursuance thereof are supreme. . .they control the Constitution and laws of the respective states, and cannot be controlled by them."
They were too weak to bind the states together. The main problem was economic instability. The Great Compromise was one of the obstacles they faced. <span />
