Question

What were two major results of McCulloch v. Maryland?

A. The national government derived its powers from the people directly and not from the states.

B. The federal government had the power to use whatever means were necessary to accomplish its legitimate (constitutional) ends.

C. The federal government no longer had any power to accomplish what was necessary.

D. The national government derived its powers from the states directly.

Answer 1

Answer: Key points

In the case McCulloch v. Maryland, the Supreme Court considered whether Congress had the power to create a national bank and whether the state of Maryland had interfered with congressional powers by taxing the national bank.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of McCulloch and found that the state of Maryland had interfered with one of Congress’s implied powers.