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John Jay
John Jay played a big part in America. He was an American Politician, statesman, revoluntionary diplomat, Founding Father of the United States, and the first Chief Justice of th United States. -
John Marshall
John was a leader of the federalist party, and contributed in making the Supreme Court a center power in America. He was a Chief Justice of the United states, and Secretary of State. -
Marbury v. Madison
First time the Supreme Court declared something UNconstitutional. This was a landmark case of the United States. This case practiced the excerise of judical review in the US. -
Fletcher v. Peck
This was another big case that reached the Supreme Court and was declared UNconstitutional. -
Dartmouth College v. Woodworth
Could state legislature change the charter of a college? This case was to see if the college would stay private or be a state school. Dartmouth continued to be a private school with the desicion of this case. -
Mccullough v. Maryland
The state of Maryland had attempted to impede operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States by taking a tax on notes of banks not chartered in Maryland. -
Gibbons v. Ogden
May a state enact legislation that regulates an internal affair dealing with trade or the police power, or is having to a power to regulate interstate commerce with that of Congress, which has a privilege inconsistent with federal law? With this case they ruled that no, this could not happen.
