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Before McCulloch v. Maryland went to court, the state of Maryland
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argued that James McCulloch must pay federal taxes.
argued that James McCulloch must pay federal taxes.

said that only state banks were allowed within Maryland’s borders.
said that only state banks were allowed within Maryland’s borders.

created the first federal bank in the state.
created the first federal bank in the state.

passed a law that required federal banks to pay state taxes.
passed a law that required federal banks to pay state taxes.

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passed a law that required federal banks to pay state taxes.

(Maryland enacted a tax on notes issued by the Bank of the United States’ Baltimore branch; McCulloch refused to pay, leading to the Supreme Court ruling that states cannot tax federal institutions.)