What institution was at the center of McCulloch v. Maryland?
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Correct answer: The Second Bank of the United States
The case involved the Second Bank of the United States, a federally chartered bank. Maryland attempted to tax the bank's Baltimore branch, leading to the constitutional dispute.
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