<P> James William McCulloch , head of the Baltimore Branch of the Second Bank of the United States , refused to pay the tax and the bank was represented by Daniel Webster . The lawsuit was filed by John James , an informer who sought to collect one half of the fine as provided for by the statute . The case was appealed to the Maryland Court of Appeals where the state of Maryland argued that `` the Constitution is silent on the subject of banks . '' It was Maryland 's contention that because the Constitution did not specifically state that the federal government was authorized to charter a bank , the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional . The court upheld Maryland . The case was then appealed to the Supreme Court . </P>
<P> James William McCulloch , head of the Baltimore Branch of the Second Bank of the United States , refused to pay the tax and the bank was represented by Daniel Webster . The lawsuit was filed by John James , an informer who sought to collect one half of the fine as provided for by the statute . The case was appealed to the Maryland Court of Appeals where the state of Maryland argued that `` the Constitution is silent on the subject of banks . '' It was Maryland 's contention that because the Constitution did not specifically state that the federal government was authorized to charter a bank , the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional . The court upheld Maryland . The case was then appealed to the Supreme Court . </P>
n mcculloch v. maryland what did the state of maryland argue
n mcculloch v. maryland what did the state of maryland argue
`` the Constitution is silent on the subject of banks . '' It was Maryland 's contention that because the Constitution did not specifically state that the federal government was authorized to charter a bank , the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional
`` the Constitution is silent on the subject of banks . '' It was Maryland 's contention that because the Constitution did not specifically state that the federal government was authorized to charter a bank , the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional