The implied powers doctrine, upheld in McCulloch v. Maryland, gives Congress the power to do a. only what the Supreme Court authorizes it to do. b. only what is absolutely necessary to carry out the expressed powers. c. anything reasonably related to carrying out the expressed powers. d. anything it decides is in the public interest.

C. anything reasonably related to carrying out the expressed powers.

Explanation:

Mc. Culloch V. Maryland (1819) was a U. S. supreme court decision that defined the power related to the U. S. congress's legislative power over the American state legislatures.

The historical significance of this case is that

1. The court gave the U. S. federal government certain implied powers that are not enumerated in the constitution.

2. It established that the American federal government is supreme over the states, and so the state's ability to interfere with the federal government is limited.