Question

Summarize the details of McCulloch v. Marylnd and Gibbons v. Ogden from Jackson’s perspective?

Answer 1

Andrew Jackson opposed the establishment of a national, federal bank and he would have opposed the McCulloch v. Maryland decision. Furthermore, he denied that the ruling prevented him from vetoing legislation extending the charter of the Second Bank of the United States. Jackson would also have opposed the ruling in Gibbons v. Ogden, which he would have said expanded the Congress's power to cover interstate commerce to also include commercial navigation.