The angel tried in vain to allay her husband's excitement. This sweeping statement was not calculated to allay my discomfort. Nor did I seek to allay their wrath, knowing but too well that it was justified. It will be easy to excite passion and difficult to allay it.
McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) The Supreme Court case that defined the scope of the federal legislative power and the federal governmentâs relationship with state government authority. (Read the opinion here). The United States Congress incorporated a federal Bank of the United States through a legislative act.
Primary tabs. Federalism is a system of government in which the same territory is controlled by two levels of government. Generally, an overarching national government governs issues that affect the entire country, and smaller subdivisions govern issues of local concern.or example, the U.S. Supreme Court expanded the powers of the federal government when it construed federal powers to include those ânecessary and properâ to effect the legislation passed by Congress. McCulloch v. Maryland, 17 U.S. 316 (1819).