McCulloch V. Maryland: Implied Powers of the Federal Government (Great Supreme Court Decisions)

Between 1811 and 1816, there was no national bank in the United States. A second Bank of the United States was created in 1816, but controversies over the bank, its notes, and the entire paper money system were part of what brought the Supreme Court into the debate raised by McCulloch v. Maryland. With clear language and detailed, full-color photographs, this new title in the ""Great Supreme Court Decisions"" series explores the events leading to the landmark case. Information-packed sidebars and a detailed chronology enhance the reader's historical perspective

after The First Bank Of The United States Lost Its Charter, A Second Bank Of The United States Was Created In 1816 To Resolve The Country's Economic Problems. Controversies Over The Bank, Its Notes, And The Entire Paper Money System Were Part Of What Brought The Supreme Court Into The Debate Raised By Mcculloch V. Maryland. The Larger Issue Was One Of Sovereignty: Who Rules? Who Had The Most Power: The State Or Federal Government? Such Questions Highlighted The United States's System Of Checks And Balances, One Of The Foundations Of Democracy. The Answers Are Found In Mcculloch V. Maryland, Which Explains One Of The Most Momentous Decisions Ever Rendered By The U.s. Supreme Court.

about The Author:
samuel Willard Crompton Teaches History At Holyoke Community College And Westfield State College

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part Of The Great Supreme Court Decisions Series, This Volume Examines The Battle For Power Between States And The Federal Government. It Also Reveals Much About Supreme Court Justice John Marshall And Others On The Supreme Court At The Time, As Well As Interesting Historical Facts, Such As Dolly Madison's Insistence On Rolling Up George Washington's Portrait And Taking It With Her Before Fleeing The White House. An Interesting Read, It Also Explains The Historic Decision That Congress Had The Authority To Create A Bank, Despite The Lack Of Such A Specific Grant Of Power In The Constitution, Because Not Every Need Could Have Been Anticipated By The Framers Of That Document. Issues Had To Be Interpreted, And John Marshall, Writing The Court's Opinion, Gave This Far-reaching Opinion. Further, He Explained That A State Could Not Have Power Over The Federal Government And, Therefore, Could Not Impose Tax On A Federal Bank. This Is A Valuable Book For Middle And Upper School Students, And There Is A Glossary, Index, Timeline, And List Of Resources To Aid Research.

After the first Bank of the United States lost its charter, a second Bank of the United States was created in 1816 to resolve the country's economic problems. Controversies over the bank, its notes, and the entire paper money system were part of what brought the Supreme Court into the debate raised by McCulloch v. Maryland. The larger issue was one of sovereignty: Who rules? Who had the most power: the state or federal government? Such questions highlighted the United States's system of checks and balances, one of the foundations of democracy. The answers are found in McCulloch v. Maryland, which explains one of the most momentous decisions ever rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court.

About the Author:
Samuel Willard Crompton teaches history at Holyoke Community College and Westfield State College

Discusses the landmark Supreme Court case that decided the rights of states versus the rights of the federal government, especially as related to banking and economic issues Examines the Supreme Court case of 1819 in which the issue of state right came to bear on banking practices of the Bank of the United States in Maryland Examines the Supreme Court decision in the McCulloch versus Maryland case which debated the issues involving the Bank of the United States