16mm Filmography
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Mcculloch Vs. Maryland (1819)

Re-enacts the 1819 court case for and against the Baltimore Federal Bank which argued whether states could tax the operations of the Federal Government. Records Chief Justice John Marshall's unpopular decision which dealt a great blow to a claim of states' rights by striking down Maryland's attempt to tax a federally chartered bank. Explains that the decision for McCulloch enhanced congressional power and reaffirmed the vitality of the Federal Government.

More in Equal Justice Under Law Series

  1. Gibbons V Ogden 1977
  2. Gibbons Vs. Ogden (1824) 1977
  3. Marbury Vs. Madison (1803) 1977
  4. Mcculloch Vs. Maryland (1819) 1977
  5. United States V Aaron Burr 1977
  6. United States Vs. Aaron Burr (1807) 1977

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Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, description, catalog record

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