Judicial Nationalism: John Marshall

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John Marshall created a spirit of Judicial Nationalism, he did this by playing a large role in establishing the Supreme Court's role in the federal government. The first thing that created the spirit of Judicial Nationalism was the decision in Marbury v. Madison. The Supreme Court took power of judicial review. This gave the opportunity to say if laws were constitutional or not. The second decision was McCulloch v. Maryland in this case the Supreme Court had held the state of Maryland with no right to tax the Bank of the United States. McCulloch v. Maryland also ruled that Congress had the right to make any law that it thought was necessary. This had hep the United States politically so that the United State could have a strong Congress that