JOHN MARSHALL'S
SUPREME COURT
By: Sarah Grace Holland
John Marshall:
Ruler of the Supreme Court
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Studied for only a few
weeks at William and
Mary
 This
was his only formal
education
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He was an aggressive
federalist
He supported nationalism
McCulloch v. Maryland
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Attempt to destroy a branch of the US bank
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Maryland tried to tax bank notes
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John Marshall declared the bank Constitutional
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Hamiltonian doctrine of implied powers
Constitution came from the peoples consent and gave the
government the power to act for the people’s benefit
Cohens v. Virginia
 The Cohens were found guilty of
illegally selling lottery tickets
 The conviction held…but
essentially Virginia and the
states lost
 Marshall asserted the right of
the supreme court to review
states decisions
Gibbons v. Ogden: “The Steam Boat” Case
 New York tried to start a monopoly of trade
with New Jersey
 Supreme Court reminded that only congress
could control
commerce between
States
 Another blow to states
rights
Fletcher v. Peck
 Private speculators bribed Georgia’s legislature to give them
35 million acres in Yazoo River Country.
 The next Legislature to come in, fearing public anger,
canceled the transaction.
 John Marshall declared that the agreement was a contract
and contracts and cannot be interfered with by states
laws.
 Gave the Supreme Court the power to make state laws Illegal.
Dartmouth v. Woodward
 College granted charter by
King George III, New Hampshire
tried to change it.
 Case argued by Daniel
Webster; who was an alumni
Marshall ruled the charter could
not be changed because, it was a
contract and the Constitution did
not allow states to over rule it.