Marshall Court Research Paper

The chief justice John Marshall dominated the supreme court for over 30 years.The Marshall court permanently affected the federal government with the decision of major court cases.The Marshall court established the federal government role in the economy and their role in the interstate commerce. The results of the Marshall court strengthened the power of the judicial branch established the concept of implied powers,and the right of America Indians. The Marshall court strengthened the federal government.
Through a series of cases the Marshall court strengthened the power of the judicial branch.Two examples would be the Marbury vs Madison and Cohen's vs Virginia. In the case of Marbury vs Madison ,William Marbury who was one of Adam s midnight

appointments sued Secretary of state James Madison because he would not accept his appointment into office. The courts ruled that he could not force Madison to accept the appointment. The decision established the judicial review review. The case overturned the first law which was the judiciary act of 1784. In Cohen's vs Virginia the court that the states no longer had sovereignty since they ratified the constitution.Stated that the state courts must submit to federal jurisdiction.The Marbury vs Madison and The Cohen's vs Virginia were only two of the many cases that helped create a stronger judicial branch.
As the court strengthened the judicial branch the federal government role became bigger in the economy.majority of the cases of the Marshall court showed the role of the federal government in the economy,but a case that sum up their roles is the Fletcher vs Peck.

In the case a land grant was given by the Georgia legislature to speculators was revoked by a later legislature.Marshall ruled in favor of the speculators giving federal protection to purchasers of state lands. The case established the principal that state laws were invalid when in conflict with the constitution and that contracts must be upheld. There roles were important because an economy filled with debt and no one to fix the problem could cause major issues within the government.The constitution stated that the powers of the federal government ,but the Marshall court established the concept of implied powers. In the case of McCulloch vs Maryland.Maryland wanted to tax the bank of the United States. They argued that the government had no right to charter a national n mm bank. Marshall responded with the "power to tax involes the power to destroy and decided in favor of the bank. He confirmed the implied powers of congress by upholding the constitutionality of the bank of the United States. This is important because a lot of the government is not stated in the

constitution.
The federal government played a major part in the interstate commerce.In the case of Gibbons vs Ogden New York gave the steamboat company of Robert Fulton and Robert Livingston exclusive rights to carry passengers on the Hudson river to New York.They gave
Aaron Ogden the right of carrying passengers across the river between New Jersey and New York. Thomas Gibbons began competing with Ogden for the ferry traffic.Ogden sued Gibbons and won in the New York court.Gibbons took the case to the supreme court. The court gave the national government control over interstate commerce by declaring the steamboat monopoly charter void.This allowed the government to major decisions between state disputes.
The Marshall court created a place for the Indians which was not clear in the constitution. In the case of Worcester vs Georgia the court invalidated Georgia law that attempted to regulate access by u.s citizens to Cherokee county. Marshall stated only the federal government could do that. He stated that the Indians had the rights of property and that they did not have to follow the law of the states.The Indians had to follow the laws of the federal government.