The case determined that the federal government has power to create a national bank and the state governments did not have the power to tax the national bank.

The case determined that the federal government has power to create a national bank and the state governments did not have the power to tax the national bank.

• A. Marbury v Madison
• B. McCulloch v Maryland
• C. Brown v Board of Education
• D. Plessy v Ferguson

Answer: (B)

This question is about how power is shared between the national government and the states, specifically the ability of the federal government to use implied powers to create a national bank and the limits on state power to tax federal institutions. The case established that Congress has powers beyond those written in the Constitution thanks to the Necessary and Proper Clause, which allows it to pass laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers. Creating a national bank was one such implied use of power. At the same time, the Supremacy Clause makes federal law take precedence over state laws, so Maryland could not tax the national bank without undermining the federal government’s operations. The famous outcome is that federal authority is affirmed and states cannot interfere with federal institutions by taxation. To connect with the other options: those cases address different issues. Marbury v. Madison centers on judicial review and the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution. Brown v. Board of Education deals with ending racial segregation in schools, and Plessy v. Ferguson deals with the legality of segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. None of these discuss the power of the federal government to create a national bank or the supremacy of federal over state authority in taxation.

This question is about how power is shared between the national government and the states, specifically the ability of the federal government to use implied powers to create a national bank and the limits on state power to tax federal institutions. The case established that Congress has powers beyond those written in the Constitution thanks to the Necessary and Proper Clause, which allows it to pass laws needed to carry out its enumerated powers. Creating a national bank was one such implied use of power. At the same time, the Supremacy Clause makes federal law take precedence over state laws, so Maryland could not tax the national bank without undermining the federal government’s operations. The famous outcome is that federal authority is affirmed and states cannot interfere with federal institutions by taxation.

To connect with the other options: those cases address different issues. Marbury v. Madison centers on judicial review and the role of the Supreme Court in interpreting the Constitution. Brown v. Board of Education deals with ending racial segregation in schools, and Plessy v. Ferguson deals with the legality of segregation under the “separate but equal” doctrine. None of these discuss the power of the federal government to create a national bank or the supremacy of federal over state authority in taxation.