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Article III: The Courts — Unit test

Question 12 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

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 federal bank. Maryland tried to tax the bank, and McCulloch refused to pay that state tax on the bank’s behalf. So the true statement is that he ran a federal bank in Maryland.

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