McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
Background: The Bank of the United States had become unpopular in the South, and several states tried to drive its branches out of business with prohibition of the branches and confiscatory taxes.
Issue: The two issues surrounding the case were 1.) Could Congress charter a bank and if it could 2.) did individual states have the right to tax or ban it?
Ruling/Impact: The Court ruled that banks were not allowed to be taxed by states, for if so they could be, as Daniel Webster put it, "Taxed to death." The case confirmed the implied powers of Congress through upholding the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.
Issue: The two issues surrounding the case were 1.) Could Congress charter a bank and if it could 2.) did individual states have the right to tax or ban it?
Ruling/Impact: The Court ruled that banks were not allowed to be taxed by states, for if so they could be, as Daniel Webster put it, "Taxed to death." The case confirmed the implied powers of Congress through upholding the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States.