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What Constitutional power did McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819 test?
None. The US Supreme Court declared Congress had the constitutional authority to establish a national bank to handle the United States financial transactions under the Necessary and Proper Clause in McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819).In other words, the Supreme Court declared the national bank constitutional, not unconstitutional.
James McCulloch was born on 1819-03-18.
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James McCulloch was cashier and head of the Baltimore, Maryland, branch of The Second Bank of the United States who refused to pay a new tax the State of Maryland attempted to impose on the bank. McCulloch was the nominal defendant in Maryland's case against the federal government in the state courts, and the petitioner in the US Supreme Court case McCulloch v. Maryland, (1819).Case Citation:McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819)For more information about McCulloch v. Maryland, see Related Links, below.
The laws of. The states supersede those of federal government
Mcculloch v. Mariland 1819
The parties in McCulloch v. Maryland, (1819) were:James McCulloch, manager of the Second National Bank of the United States, in Baltimore, MDThe State of MarylandJohn James, intervenor (James brought the original suit in Baltimore County court as an intervenor, hoping to be awarded half of the Second National Bank's back taxes.)Case Citation:McCulloch v. Maryland, John James, 17 US 316 (1819)McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819) [shorter title]
Fifth President James Monroe was in office when the US Supreme Court determined the States lacked the constitutional right to tax the federal government in McCulloch v. Maryland,(1819).Case Citation:McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819)
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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
James McCulloch, head of the Baltimore Branch of the Second Bank of the United States, was originally sued by John James, a citizen, who took action as an intervenor (a party without a direct interest who has a legitimate stake in the outcome of the case). because he hoped to collect a portion of the proceeds from the Second National Bank's delinquent taxes. He won a judgment in Baltimore County Court. McCulloch was the nominal respondent for the US government.James McCulloch appealed the judgment (sued Maryland and John James) and the validity of the tax itself to the Maryland Court of Appeals, which affirmed the lower state court's decision.The US Supreme Court found in favor of the Second National Bank, however, holding that the Constitution grants implied powers that allow Congress to take actions to help them carry out their constitutional responsibilities, including creating a bank to allow the federal government a means of conducting business.Chief Justice Marshall cautioned that the states had no right to impede valid constitutional exercise, and implied the Maryland law was the equivalent of restraint of trade. Marshall's famous quote from McCulloch is, "The power to tax is the power to destroy."Case Citation:McCulloch v. Maryland, John James, 17 US 316 (1819)McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819) [shorter title]