jul 2, 1819 - McCulloch v. Maryland sets the precedent for the use of the Necessary and Proper Clause
Description:
The courts ruled that the states cannot tax the federal government, i.e. the Bank of the United States; the phrase "the power to tax is the power to destroy"; federal government is supreme to the states (supremacy clause); confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States (elastic clause).Added to timeline:
Date:
jul 2, 1819
Now
~ 206 years ago