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Question 4 • CMS 2026-2027 Founding Principles of the US and NC: Civic Literacy CREDIT RECOVERY

Which is a true statement about James McCulloch of McCulloch v. Maryland ?

Answer
A
He ran a federal bank in Maryland.
B
He refused to pay federal taxes.
C
He paid state and federal taxes.
D
He owned a state bank in Maryland.

Explanation

James McCulloch was the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States, a federally chartered bank. Maryland tried to tax the branch, and McCulloch refused to pay that state tax. So the true statement is that he ran a federal bank in Maryland.

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