Changes

Virtually every important decision rendered by the Marshall Court, starting with ''Marbury v. Madison'', expanded federal power.  There was no "check and balance" on Marshall's expansion in judicial power for many decades, until near the end of Marshall's career when President Andrew Jackson stood up to him and ignored Marshall's decision on an Indian issue.   

Virtually every important decision rendered by the Marshall Court, starting with ''Marbury v. Madison'', expanded federal power.  There was no "check and balance" on Marshall's expansion in judicial power for many decades, until near the end of Marshall's career when President Andrew Jackson stood up to him and ignored Marshall's decision on an Indian issue.   

The expansion in ''federal'' power by the "Marshall Court" from 1801 to 1835 included the following decisions (legal nomenclature "''Smith v. Jones''" means a lawsuit between someone named Smith and an opponent named Jones):

The expansion in ''federal'' power by the "Marshall Court" from 1801 to 1835 included the following decisions (the legal nomenclature "''Smith v. Jones''" means a lawsuit between a plaintiff or appellant named Smith and an opponent named Jones):

*''Marbury v. Madison'' (1803): established the power of "judicial review" to declare an Act of Congress unconstitutional.  

*''Marbury v. Madison'' (1803): established the power of "judicial review" to declare an Act of Congress unconstitutional.