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McCulloch v. Maryland
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McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316, is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that defined the scope of the U.S. Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of
A handwritten bank draft from the Second Bank of the United States, dated July 24, 1824, from Daniel Webster, who argued on behalf of McCulloch and th
A handwritten bank draft from the Second Bank of the United States, dated July 24, 1824, from Daniel Webster, who argued on behalf of McCulloch and the U.S. government in McCulloch v. Maryland
Second Bank of the United States
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The Second Bank of the United States was the second federally authorized National Bank in the United States, chartered under the Madison administration. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bank
McCulloch v. Maryland
…Congress's legislative power and how it relates to the powers of American state legislatures. The dispute in McCulloch involved the legality of the Second Bank of the United States and a tax that the state of Maryland imposed on it. In its ruling, the Supreme Court established firstly that the Necessary and Proper Clause of the…
The north façade of the bank on Chestnut Street
The north façade of the bank on Chestnut Street
A promissory note issued by the Second Bank of the United States, December 15, 1840, for the amount of $1,000
A promissory note issued by the Second Bank of the United States, December 15, 1840, for the amount of $1,000
A Democratic cartoon from 1833 showing Jackson destroying the Second Bank with his "Order for the Removal", to the approval of the Uncle Sam-like figu
A Democratic cartoon from 1833 showing Jackson destroying the Second Bank with his "Order for the Removal", to the approval of the Uncle Sam-like figure to the right, and the annoyance of the bank's president, shown as the Devil himself. Numerous politicians and editors who were given favorable loans from the bank run for cover as the financial temple crashes down.