USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -After 1803, many of the major decisions issued by the Marshall Court confirmed the supremacy of the federal government and the federal Constitution over the states.

Detailed explanation-2: -He asserted the judiciary’s authority to expound the Constitution as paramount law and to hold the other branches accountable to that law. Second, Marshall interpreted the Constitution in ways that significantly enhanced the powers of the federal government.

Detailed explanation-3: -Widely considered the most influential jurist in U.S. history, Marshall laid the foundations for the Supreme Court’s role as ultimate interpreter of the Constitution and paved the way for the expansion of the federal government in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Detailed explanation-4: -With his decision in Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of judicial review, an important addition to the system of “checks and balances” created to prevent any one branch of the Federal Government from becoming too powerful.