Marshall and the Supreme Court

The Federalist Party had a lot of influence on the judicial branch. In 1801, Virginian John Marshall became the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Marshall was viewed as one of the leaders of the Federalist Party at the time of his appointment to the Supreme Court. He would serve on the Supreme Court for more than thirty years. The decisions made by Marshall and the Supreme Court demonstrated the judicial branch's important and necessary role in national government. In this interactivity, learn about the significance of Supreme Court cases of Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland, and Gibbons v. Ogden. Click the player button to begin.

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