Mcculloch V Maryland Precedent Set. First the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitutions express powers in order to create a functional national government. Maryland Chief Justice John Marshall handed down one of his most important decisions regarding the expansion of Federal power.
This case involved the power of Congress to charter a bank which sparked the even broader issue of the division of powers between state and the Federal Government. This case involved the power of Congress to charter a bank which sparked the even broader issue of the division of powers between state and the Federal Government. Andrew McCulloch was the defendant in McCulloch v.
The decision reinforced the supremacy clause of the Constitution.
First the Constitution grants to Congress implied powers for implementing the Constitutions express powers in order to create a functional national government. Maryland 1819 Petitioner McCulloch Respondent Maryland Where did it start. McCulloch was the appointed manager of the Federal Bank located in Baltimore Maryland. This case established two important principles in constitutional law.