VSC 3.9 Marshall Court

D. Hales
Swansea High School
US History

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VSC 3.9: The Marshall Court

Students will be able to explain the effects of John Marshall's decisions on the growth of both the power of the federal government and the spread of Federalism as a political ideology

​Learning Objective

Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the influence of the Atlantic World on the regional and national development of republicanism and federalism from 1607–1815.

​Standard

SC Social Studies College and Career Ready Standards--2019

​John Marshall

​President John Adams nominated then-Secretary of State John Marshall to the Supreme Court. Following the principle of checks and balances, his nomination was sent to the Senate. The Senate confirmed his appointment, and he received his commission as the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801. He served as Chief Justice until he died in 1835.

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John Marshall held strong federalist beliefs. He shaped the court’s decisions and dramatically increased its power through a series of Landmark Supreme Court decisions.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqyoI7lmy-0

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​Landmark Cases

Marbury vs Madison--Established judicial review; the right of the Supreme Court to declare a law of Congress unconstitutional
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOvsZyqRfCo

McCulloch vs Maryland--Under the "implied powers" section of the Constitution, the Court held the federal government had the right to create a bank and that states could not tax it.

Gibbons vs Ogden--When states traded with each other (interstate commerce) and there was a dispute, the federal government would intervene and federal law would decide the case.​

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Most Anti-federalists (Democrat-Republicans) disagreed with these decisions.​

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Multiple Choice

Which political party did Marshall's positions support?

• Whig

• Libertarian

• Democrat-Republican (Anti-Federalist)

• Federalist

Multiple Choice

Identify the Supreme Court case decided by John Marshall's court: The US has the right to establish a federal bank and states can't tax it

• Marbury vs Madison

• McCulloch vs Maryland

• Gibbons vs Ogden

• Plessy vs Ferguson

Multiple Choice

Identify the Supreme Court case decided by John Marshall's court: when states traded with each other, federal law would decide the case

• Marbury vs Madison

• McCulloch vs Maryland

• Gibbons vs Ogden

• Plessy vs Ferguson

Multiple Choice

Identify the Supreme Court case decided by John Marshall's court: the Supreme Court had the right to declare Congress' laws unconstitutional

• Marbury vs Madison

• McCulloch vs Maryland

• Gibbons vs Ogden

• Plessy vs Ferguson

Multiple Choice

Term used to describe the Supreme Court's power to declare laws of Congress unconstitutional

• Judicial fiat

• Judicial Review

• Precedent

• Amicus Curiae

Open Ended

Explain two effects of John Marshall's time as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court

Audio Response

Did John Marshall increase or decrease the power of the federal government? Explain with two specific examples from class discussion.

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