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| − | '''John Marshall''' was | + | '''John Marshall''' was one of the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s most influential [[Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court|Chief Justices]]. He was a leading [[Federalist Party|Federalist]] and was appointed by Prfesident [[John Adams]] as [[Secretary of State]] and then Chief Justice. |
| − | While | + | His [[activist judge|influential]] rulings reshaped American government, making the Supreme Court the final arbitrer of the Constitution, with power to overule the president, Congress, the states, and all lower courts. Marshall was the leading conservative of the day, expressive Federalist approaches to build a strong nation over the opposition of [[Thomas Jefferson]] and the liberals, who wanted stronger state governments. |
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| + | Marshall's most important rulings include: ''[[Cohens v. Virginia]]'', ''[[Flecher v. Peck]]'', ''[[Gibbons v. Ogden]]'', ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]'', ''[[McCulloch v. Maryland]]'', ''[[Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward]]'', and ''[[Worcester v. Georgia]]''. | ||
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| + | While some of his decisions were unpopular ([[Andrew Jackson]] went so far as to completely ignore the ruling of ''Worcester v. Georgia''), the Federalist judge did set a great precedent in American politics by being able to balance out the branches of government and ensure that the Republic did not become too divided in its infancy. | ||
During his thirty-four years as head of the [[Supreme Court]] he judged over 1,100 cases, 519 of which he wrote the rulings for.<ref> ''A History of the American People, Paul Johnson, page. 237''</ref> Marshall was in the dissenting minority only eight times throughout his tenure at the court. <ref> ''A History of the American People, Paul Johnson, page. 237''</ref> | During his thirty-four years as head of the [[Supreme Court]] he judged over 1,100 cases, 519 of which he wrote the rulings for.<ref> ''A History of the American People, Paul Johnson, page. 237''</ref> Marshall was in the dissenting minority only eight times throughout his tenure at the court. <ref> ''A History of the American People, Paul Johnson, page. 237''</ref> | ||
Revision as of 11:26, December 5, 2008
John Marshall was one of the United States Supreme Court's most influential Chief Justices. He was a leading Federalist and was appointed by Prfesident John Adams as Secretary of State and then Chief Justice.
His influential rulings reshaped American government, making the Supreme Court the final arbitrer of the Constitution, with power to overule the president, Congress, the states, and all lower courts. Marshall was the leading conservative of the day, expressive Federalist approaches to build a strong nation over the opposition of Thomas Jefferson and the liberals, who wanted stronger state governments.
Marshall's most important rulings include: Cohens v. Virginia, Flecher v. Peck, Gibbons v. Ogden, Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, and Worcester v. Georgia.
While some of his decisions were unpopular (Andrew Jackson went so far as to completely ignore the ruling of Worcester v. Georgia), the Federalist judge did set a great precedent in American politics by being able to balance out the branches of government and ensure that the Republic did not become too divided in its infancy.
During his thirty-four years as head of the Supreme Court he judged over 1,100 cases, 519 of which he wrote the rulings for.[1] Marshall was in the dissenting minority only eight times throughout his tenure at the court. [2]