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M'Culloch v. Maryland: Securing a Nation (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) (Landmark Law Cases & American Society)
Mark R. Killenbeck
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Paperback. Recounts how the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the US refused to pay Maryland's tax on the bank and how that act precipitated a showdown in the Supreme Court. This book provides a virtual constitutional history of the first fifty years of the nation. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
Federalism - including its meanings and limits - remains one of the most contested principles in constitutional law. To fully understand its importance, we must turn to a landmark decision nearly two centuries old. M'Culloch v. Maryland (1819) is widely regarded as the Supreme Court's most important and influential decision - one that essentially defined the nature and scope of federal authority and its relationship to the states. Mark Killenbeck's sharply insightful study helps us understand why. Killenbeck recounts how the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States refused to pay Maryland's tax on ... Read more
Federalism - including its meanings and limits - remains one of the most contested principles in constitutional law. To fully understand its importance, we must turn to a landmark decision nearly two centuries old. M'Culloch v. Maryland (1819) is widely regarded as the Supreme Court's most important and influential decision - one that essentially defined the nature and scope of federal authority and its relationship to the states. Mark Killenbeck's sharply insightful study helps us understand why. Killenbeck recounts how the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the United States refused to pay Maryland's tax on ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Univ Pr of Kansas
Condition
New
Series
Landmark Law Cases and American Society
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Kansas, United States
ISBN
9780700614738
SKU
V9780700614738
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About Mark R. Killenbeck
Mark R. Killenbeck is Wylie H. Davis Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas. His articles have appeared in journals such as the Supreme Court Review, California Law Review, and Michigan Law Review.
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