The answer that best describes how the Supreme Court viewed Maryland's taxing of the national bank created after the War of 1812 would be that "<span>The Supreme Court decided Maryland had challenged the authority of federal power," since it ruled against such taxation. </span>
C. The Supreme Court decided Maryland had challenged the authority of federal power.
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The Supreme Court unanimously (7–0) ruled in favor of McCulloch and the federal government. The case was important because it established a precedent for the relationships between the federal government and the state governments. It stated that the federal government had powers the Constitution did not list, known as implied powers. Maryland’s decision to tax the national bank was an attempt to destroy the bank. <u>The state challenged the supremacy of federal power. </u>
Wanted to negotiate for protection of American rights peacefully.
The Olive Branch Petition want was an attempt to avoid a war between the Colonies and Great Britain. It said that the colonies were loyal to Great Britain, but asked that the colonies be given free trade and taxes equal to subjects who lived in Great Britain.
Athenian democracy developed around the sixth century BC in the Greek city-state (known as a polis) of Athens, comprising the city of Athens and the surrounding territory of Attica.
