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Line 1: − '''John Marshall''' was the [[United States]] [[Secretary of State]] during the administration of [[John Adams]]. He is better known as one of the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s most influential [[Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court|Chief Justices]]. Some of his most [[activist judge|influential]] rulings were that of ''[[Cohens v. Virginia]]'', ''[[Flecher v. Peck]]'', ''[[Gibbons v. Ogden]]'', ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]'', ''[[McCulloch v. Maryland]]'', ''[[Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward]]'', and ''[[Worcester v. Georgia]]''. His opinions and rulings in each of these cases supported the policies of Adams (a [[Federalist]]) through 1835, long after the Federalist Party had completely collapsed in 1816 due to the [[War of 1812]]. + − − While many of his decisions were unpopular ([[Andrew Jackson]] went so far as to completely ignore the ruling of ''Worcester v. Georgia''), the Federalist judge did set a great precedent in American politics by being able to balance out the branches of government and ensure that the Republic did not become too divided in its infancy. − − During his thirty-four years as head of the [[Supreme Court]] he judged over 1,100 cases, 519 of which he wrote the rulings for.<ref> ''A History of the American People, Paul Johnson, page. 237''</ref> Marchall was in the dissenting minority only eight times throughout his tenure at the court. <ref> ''A History of the American People, Paul Johnson, page. 237''</ref> − − {{DEFAULTSORT:Marhsall, John}} − − ==References== − <references/> − − − [[category:United States Supreme Court Justices]] − [[category:United States History]]
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