Question

Before McCulloch v. Maryland went to court, the state of Maryland

argued that James McCulloch must pay federal taxes.
created the first federal bank in the state.
said that only state banks were allowed within Maryland’s borders.
passed a law that required federal banks to pay state taxes.

Answer 1

Passed a law that required federal banks to pay state taxes. (Maryland taxed the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States; McCulloch refused, leading to the Supreme Court case.)