McCulloch+v+Maryland

=__**McCulloch v Maryland**__= By, Elizabeth Smith McCulloch v Maryland is about how the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers under the  of Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution to create the Second Bank of the United States and that the state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the Bank. Look at the picture. Write a paragraph that describes the cartoon. What message is the artist trying to convey? How is it biased?

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Background Information: McCulloch v. Maryland was a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States. The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by imposing a tax on all notes of banks not chartered in Maryland.

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1. Who was involved in the case? 2. What does the acronym B.U.S stand for? 3.In the McCulloch vs. Maryland, under which clause did the Supreme court have implied power to create the second bank of the U.S? 4. Who wrote the unanimous opinion that the bank of the U.S was constitutional, and the Maryland tax Unconstitutional? 5. In 1816 what was the bank controlled by?

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