American Government / Unit 2 Gov 067 short lesson, about 20 seconds
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
Captions available
The idea
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) held that Congress may charter a national bank under the elastic clause and that a state may not tax it.
In practice
One decision, two doctrines: implied national powers upheld, state interference with federal instruments barred.
Where people slip
The holding reads the elastic and supremacy clauses together.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
Something wrong in this lesson? Flag it · Sources for American Government