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|procedural_history=Maryland sued James McCulloch (representative of the B. of U.S.) in [https://mdcourts.gov/courtsdirectory/baltimore Baltimore County Court]. | |procedural_history=Maryland sued James McCulloch (representative of the B. of U.S.) in [https://mdcourts.gov/courtsdirectory/baltimore Baltimore County Court]. | ||
|issues=# Even though the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]] does not expressly grant Congress the power to incorporate a bank, can it do so under a doctrine of '''implied powers'''? | |issues=# Even though the [[Constitution of the United States|Constitution]] does not expressly grant Congress the power to incorporate a bank, can it do so under a doctrine of '''implied powers'''? | ||
# Is the federal government supreme over the states so that a bank created by it pursuant to its constitutional powers is immune from taxation by the | # Is the federal government supreme over the states so that a bank created by it pursuant to its constitutional powers is immune from taxation by the sates? | ||
|holding=# Yes. | |holding=# Yes. | ||
#* Under the [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Necessary_and_Proper_Clause|Necessary and Proper Clause]], any appropriate means that [[Congress]] uses to attain legitimate ends that are within the scope of the Constitution and not prohibited by it, but are consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional. | #* Under the [[Constitution_of_the_United_States#Necessary_and_Proper_Clause|Necessary and Proper Clause]], any appropriate means that [[Congress]] uses to attain legitimate ends that are within the scope of the Constitution and not prohibited by it, but are consistent with the letter and spirit of the Constitution, are constitutional. |