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McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) The Supreme Court case that defined the scope of the federal legislative power and the federal governmentâs relationship with state government authority. (Read the opinion here). The United States Congress incorporated a federal Bank of the United States through a legislative act.
Although the Constitution does not state that the federal government has the power to print paper currency, the Supreme Court in McCulloch vs Maryland (1819) ruled unanimously that the Second Bank of the United States and the banknotes it issued on behalf of the federal government were Constitutional.