movie 10/30

today in class, we watched a movie that was basically a reenactment of McCullouch vs. Maryland.
it talked about the formation of a federal bank, and whether or not it was constitutional.
the formation of a national bank would create a strong central government
McCullouch vs. Maryland happened because the states were taxing the federal government on stamp paper
McCulloch refused to pay the Maryland tax, and Maryland sued
a giant court case followed and basically these two questions were asked asked and answered:
1- Did congress have the constitutional right to create a national bank?
2- Did the states have the right to tax that bank? Are state laws supreme to national laws?
McCulloch vs. Maryland ruled that it was constutional to create a national bank, and that states dd not have the constitutional right to tax that national bank.
that's about it :)