Court Cases AP Gov

McCullough v. Maryland (1819)

• Congress established the Second National Bank to help control unregulated currency issued by state banks

• This action was questioned by the states and Maryland set a precedent that required taxes on all banks that were not licensed by the states, which led to Maryland approving legislation to impose taxes on the Second National Bank

• James W. McCullough, who worked at the Baltimore branch of the U.S. Bank, refused to pay his taxes so the state of Maryland filed suit against him

• The court decided that the Federal Government had the right and power to set up a Federal Bank and states did not have the power to tax he Federal Government'; John Marshall ruled in favor of the Federal Government and stated “the power to tax involves the power to destroy”

US v. Lopez

• Alphonso Lopez was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon into school and was charged under the congressional law that banned people from bringing concealed weapons to school

• Lopez argued

NY Times

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Schenck

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