Jefferson vs. Hamilton

Who would've said this, Jefferson or Hamilton?

The Constitution does not give the government the power to set up a national bank.

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

Who would've said this?

A national bank would help maintain public credit.

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

Who would've said this?

A national bank would favor manufacturing at the expense of agriculture.

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

Who would've said this?

Holding public funds and paying government debts requires a national bank.

• Jefferson

• Hamilton

What was the main argument presented by Mcculloch in the Mcculloch v Maryland court case?

• The federal government had no authority to establish a national bank

• Maryland had the right to tax any entity within its borders

• The state of Maryland did not have the power to tax the federal government

• Mcculloch argued for the abolition of state governments

Declared that the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution encompassed (included) the power to regulate navigation and concluded that Federal Authority overpowered State Authority.

• Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)

• Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

• Worcester v. Georgia (1832)