McCulloch v.

Maryland GRAPHIC ORGANIZER

Case Information
Year of the Case 1819
Constitutional Issue and/or The Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers
Amendment under the Necessary and Proper Clause of Article I, Section 8 of
the Constitution to create the Second Bank of the United States.
The state of Maryland lacked the power to tax the Bank.

Facts of the Case-
Explain the important details of the case.
McCulloch, the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the bank,
refused to pay the tax. The state appeals court held that the
Second Bank was unconstitutional because the Constitution
didn’t provide a textual commitment for the federal government
to charter a bank.

Arguments Maryland argued that as a sovereign state, it had the power to

Explain both sides’ arguments tax any business within its borders.

McCulloch attorneys argued that a national bank was

“necessary and proper” for Congress to establish in order to
carry out its enumerated powers.

Decision of the Court- What did the
court decide about this issue? Explain the
majority opinion.
The court decided that the Federal Government had the right
and power to set up a Federal band and that states did not have
power to tax the Federal Government. The Supreme Court ruled
that the congress had implied powers under the Necessary and
Proper Clause of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constutution to
create the Second Bank of the United States and the state of
Maryland lacked the power to tax the bank.