Roosevelt was very adamant about the need for strong defense/power. Taft&Wilson did not believe focus in that area was as critical
They were intended to stop terrorist groups
The Supreme Court held that the Supremacy Clause (Article VI, Clause 2), which elevates federal law above state law when the two are in conflict (and do notinvolve a right explicitly reserved to the states) protected the bank from being taxed by the State(s). Chief Justice John Marshall declared the states couldn'ttax the federal government. Case Citation:McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 US 316 <span>(1819) </span>
