In the case of McCulloch v. Maryland, the main issue was whether Congress had the power to

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The main issue in McCulloch v. Maryland was whether Congress had the power to charter a bank. Maryland had tried to tax the Second Bank of the United States, arguing that Congress did not have the power to create a national bank. The Supreme Court upheld Congress's power to charter a bank as part of its implied powers under the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution.

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