Judicial Interpretation of the Constitution
• The strength and path of the court
were found with
Chief Justice John Marshall
• 4th Chief Justice
• 1801 – 1835
Judicial Interpretation of the Constitution
• During this time, there
were three major
decisions:
• Marbury v Madison
• Gibbons v Ogden
• McCulloch v Maryland
Gibbons v Ogden
• Gibbons v Ogden
• Federalism!!!
Gibbons v Ogden
• 1824
• Ogden: state license to
operate a ferry in N.Y.
• Gibbons: federal license
to operate a ferry in N.Y.
• Which one counts?
Gibbons v Ogden
• Gibbon's federal license
took precedence over
that of Ogden
• government = regulate
interstate trade
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