USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -John Marshall (September 24, 1755 – July 6, 1835) was an American politician, lawyer, and Founding Father who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States from 1801 until his death in 1835.

Detailed explanation-2: -Just weeks before Thomas Jefferson was to begin his presidency in 1801, incumbent John Adams appointed John Marshall as the young nation’s fourth chief justice.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Marshall is often referred to as the “Great Chief Justice” because of a decision he wrote in an early Supreme Court case. What is the name of this famous 1803 case? In Marbury v.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.