Question

The constitutionality of the Bank of the United States was up held in the Supreme Court decision in the case of

• A. McCulloch v. Maryland.
• B. Marbury v. Madison.
• C. Plessy v. Ferguson.
• D. Dred Scott v. Sanford.
• E. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

McCulloch v. Maryland.

In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) the Supreme Court ruled that Congress had implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause 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.