The Supreme Court: John Marshall & Judicial Review
Our in-house historian Dr. John Foster reviews the history of the US Supreme Court by highlighting the lives and careers of its most important justices. He begins with John Marshall. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice in the court's history but none of his predecessors -- not even John Jay -- contributed more to our country's judicial history. Foster discusses Marshall's life and discusses his two most crucial cases: 1. Marbury v. Madison, which establishes the Supreme Court's right to judicial review 2. McCulloch v. Maryland, which defined the federal government's powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Constitution. Foster also explains Marshall's stance and role in the Federalist v. Democratic-Republican squabbles of our nascent nation.
Our in-house historian Dr. John Foster reviews the history of the US Supreme Court by highlighting the lives and careers of its most important justices. He begins with John Marshall. Marshall was the fourth Chief Justice in the court's history but none of his predecessors -- not even John Jay -- contributed more to our country's judicial history. Foster discusses Marshall's life and discusses his two most crucial cases: 1. Marbury v. Madison, which establishes the Supreme Court's right to judicial review 2. McCulloch v. Maryland, which defined the federal government's powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Constitution. Foster also explains Marshall's stance and role in the Federalist v. Democratic-Republican squabbles of our nascent nation.