7. in mcculloch v. maryland (1819), the supreme court ruled that the state of maryland had no right to
tax the second bank of the united states because the federal government had established the bank. in a
short essay, answer these questions:
1. how do you think a federalist would have responded to this ruling? how would this person have
justified his or her position?
2. how do you think an anti-federalist would have responded to this ruling? how would this person
have justified his or her position?
3. how has the debate regarding state and federal power continued to affect u. s. politics since this
ruling? (10 points)