Maryland - 2025 PACE NSC - Buzzpoints App

Question

Akhil Reed Amar called Martin v. Hunter's Lessee the "landmark precursor" of a case involving this state. A precedent established in a case originating from this state was circumvented by selective incorporation. (0[1])The Supreme Court ruled that the Bill of Rights (20[1]0[1])did not apply to the states (20[1])when a city in this state was sued by the wharf owner (20[1])James Barron. (20[2]0[4])Ex (20[1])parte (0[1])Merryman (0[1])challenged (20[2])(*) Lincoln's (10[1]0[1])suspension (10[2])of habeas (10[1])corpus (10[1]0[1])in this (10[2])state. (10[5]0[1])The Supreme Court ruled that the "necessary and proper" clause (10[1])gave the federal (0[1])government (10[1])implied powers, (10[4])and that federal (10[1])law supersedes state law, (10[1])in a case started by this state's attempt (10[1])to tax the Second National Bank. (10[2])For 10 points, (10[1])name (10[1])this state sued by James McCulloh. (10[3])■END■ (10[6])

ANSWER: Maryland [accept McCulloch v. Maryland] (The case is called McCulloch v. Maryland because the court clerk misspelled his name.)

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Buzzes

Player	Team	Opponent	Buzz Position	Value
Kieran Blake	Walter Payton B	Yukon B	31	0
Abigail AuYeung	Hinsdale Central A	Richard Montgomery	40	20
Ophelia Cherry-Pulay	Uni School of Nashville A	Uni School of Nashville B	40	0
Vidur Kothur	Lindbergh	Northmont	46	20
Evan Gniadek	Quince Orchard	Northside College Prep	58	20
Anthony Pho	Carmel A	Winston Churchill A	60	0
Justin Rosentover	Montgomery Blair A	Detroit Catholic Central A	60	20
Edward Kim	Johns Creek	Westwood	60	0
Tejas Kohli	Lambert A	Lexington	60	0
Spencer Manning	Adlai E. Stevenson A	Thomas Jefferson A	60	20
Jack Williams	White Pigeon	Homewood-Flossmoor	60	0
Tate Osborne	Alabama Cyber Tech	Belmont	61	20
Justin Wang	Strake Jesuit A	Audrain County AT	62	0
Haughton Neppl	Georgetown Day	Chattahoochee A	63	0
Maximilian Lin	Eastchester	Walter Payton A	64	20
Adhrit Yadav	Lambert B	Carmel B	64	20
Vedanth Srihari	Fremd	Innovation Academy A	65	0
Sriram Susarla	Wayzata	Park Tudor	65	10
Satvik Jain	Centennial A	Classen SAS	66	10
Christopher Stewart	Yukon A	Solon	66	10
Samuel Shottes	Hunter B	Detroit Catholic Central B	68	10
Joshua Koch	Grosse Pointe South	Adlai E. Stevenson B	69	0
Theodore Kronby	Hunter A	Northview	69	10
Harini Ramakrishnan	Saratoga	Edina	71	10
Soham Ray	Parkway West	Seven Lakes	71	10
Maya Pujara	Fairfield County AT	Chattahoochee B	72	0
James Wray	Glenbrook South	Walker	72	10
Felix Sacks	Lincoln-Way East A	Irvington	72	10
Samanyu Bhupalam	Innovation Academy B	Montgomery Blair B	72	10
Mikey Rodriguez	Strake Jesuit B	Uni of Illinois Laboratory	72	10
Jeev Hora	Kane County AT	Thomas Jefferson E	72	10
Ethan Krone	Lincoln-Way East B	Coronado	82	10
Hrishi Bhooma	Thomas Jefferson D	Okemos	85	0
Ayaan Ghori	Carl Sandburg	Thomas Jefferson B	86	10
John Szaukellis	Barrington	West Point	88	10
Jeremy Kantsiper	Centennial B	Milton	88	10
Eshaan Sombhatta	Thomas Jefferson C	Saint Joseph	88	10
Tiger Wu	Winston Churchill B	Lee's Summit	88	10
Chase Holbrook	Russell	Detroit Catholic Central C	91	10
Wilson Hartley	Virginia	North Quincy	95	10
Zachary Martin	Page	Herron	103	10
Smeet Thaker	Great Valley	Downingtown STEM	109	10
Roman Salda	Yukon B	Walter Payton B	109	10
Andrew Peuster	Audrain County AT	Strake Jesuit A	112	10
Martin Ames	Chattahoochee A	Georgetown Day	113	10
Jack Mangrum	Innovation Academy A	Fremd	119	10
Alvan Hossain	Lexington	Lambert A	119	10
Jackson Green	Uni School of Nashville B	Uni School of Nashville A	119	10
Kevin Yang	Adlai E. Stevenson B	Grosse Pointe South	120	10
Aaron Zhou	Winston Churchill A	Carmel A	120	10
Arnav Jasapara	Chattahoochee B	Fairfield County AT	120	10
Deepak Viswalingam	Westwood	Johns Creek	120	10
Daniel Leung	Okemos	Thomas Jefferson D	120	10
Luke De Bruin	Homewood-Flossmoor	White Pigeon	120	10

Summary

Tournament	Edition	Exact Match?	TUH	Conv. %	Power %	Neg %	Average Buzz
2025 PACE NSC	06/07/2025	Y	42	100%	19%	0%	86.14