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the expansion of the power of the national government as a result of
Supreme Court decisions under Chief Justice John Marshall, such as the establishment of judicial
review in Mar bury v. Madison and the impact of political party affiliation on the Court.

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Judicial review-The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison-Established judicial review
Chief Justice John Marshall-Federalist whose decisions on the U.S. Supreme Court promoted federal power over state power and established judiciary as a branch of government equal to legislative and executive; established judicial review, which allows Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

Judiciary Act of 1789-A law passed by the first Congress to establish the federal court system.
Marshall Court (1801-1835)-The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall. Chosen by John Adams, a federalist, the Court was a Federalist stronghold during years of Republican administration. Under Marshall, the Court ruled on federal vs. state power and congressional control of interstate commerce. The Court became powerful.