The decision in McCulloch v Maryland, (1819) increased federalism by invoking "implied powers" and established a hierarchical dominance of the central government over the states. This created a precedent that could be used to decide other cases in which federal and state interests conflicted.
Explanation
Marshall concluded that Congress had the right to establish a national bank as an implied power under the Necessary and Proper Clause because the bank was being used to further Congress' constitutional authority to tax and distribute funds. Unlike the Articles of Confederation, which preceded the US Constitution, the Constitution does not prohibit the exercise of implied powers necessary to assist in carrying out constitutional mandates.
The Court also held that the Supremacy clause, which elevates federal law above state law when the two are in conflict (and do not involve a right reserved to the state) protected the bank from being taxed by the State(s).
Case Citation:
McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819)
James Monroe
McCulloch v. Maryland: Chief Justice Marshall
The case was initially filed in the County Court of Baltimore, Maryland.Case Citation:McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 (1819)
In McCulloch v. Maryland, James McCulloch's rights were violated when the state of Maryland imposed a tax on the Second Bank of the United States, which he managed. This tax was seen as an attempt to undermine federal authority and interfere with the operations of a federal institution. McCulloch argued that the state could not tax the national bank, as it would violate the Supremacy Clause of the Constitution, which establishes that federal law takes precedence over state law. Ultimately, the Supreme Court upheld McCulloch's position, reinforcing the principle of federal supremacy.
The boundary lines between states' rights and the rights of the federal government to pass laws governing the states were made clearer by McCulloch vs. Maryland.
What is the problem of McCulloch v. Maryland?
Federal government
What were the long-term consequences of the ruling in McCulloch v. Maryland?
Federal government
Federal government
McCulloch v. Maryland prevented states from taxing the federal government. The state of Maryland was trying to impose a tax on all bank notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. At the time, the only bank of this sort in Maryland was the Second Bank of the United States.
Maryland wins
The decision centered on Maryland's claim that because the Constitution was ratified by State conventions, the States were sovereign
McCulloch v. Maryland
What Constitutional power did McCulloch v. Maryland in 1819 test?
Gibbons v Ogden
McCulloch v. Maryland: ruled that states could tax the federal goveornment