The question(s) before the Supreme Court in McCulloch v. Maryland was could the national government charter a bank. was could a state tax a national bank. was could Congress incur a debt on behalf of a state. were a and b.
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Maryland was whether the national government had the authority to charter a bank. The Constitution does not explicitly grant this power to the federal government, so the court had to determine if it was an implied power under the "necessary and proper" clause. Show more…
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