1. The Marshall Courts

2. Purpose of the Judicial Branch  Interpret the Law –Set Legal Precedents –Determine if laws passed by Congress or Presidential Actions violate the US Constitution –Establish public policy –At times criticized for “legislating from the bench”

3. Judicial Branch Structure

4. Chief Justice John Marshall “First Among Equals” Nominated by Adams Chief Justice (1801- 1835)

5. Famous Court Decisions during the Marshall Courts Marbury v Madison Fletcher v Peck Dartmouth v Woodward McCullough v Maryland Gibbons v Ogden Worcester v Georgia Cherokee Nation v Georgia

6. Fletcher v Peck First Time the Supreme Court declared a State law Unconstitutional Law was nullified

7. Dartmouth v Woodward  State Governments cannot interfere with existing legal business arrangement

8. McCullough v Maryland (1819)

9. Gibbons v Ogden (1824) Federalism Congress Regulates Interstate Trade States Control Intrastate Trade

10. Cherokee Nation v Georgia (1830) Article I Section 8 Clause 3

11. Worcester v Georgia (1832) Article I Section 8 Clause 3