As the fourth Supreme Court Chief Justice of the United States of America, John Marshall created a legacy that has endured nearly two hundred years. While writing the majority opinion for the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison in 1803, he single-handedly changed the course of our judicial system. He did this by granting the judicial branch the power to determine a law unconstitutional, otherwise known as judicial review. The question at hand, then, is …showed first 75 words of 1159 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1159 total…a clever way to declare its credibility. The evidence introduced in this essay supports the fact that equivalent theories of judicial review previously existed and that Marshall had no other options but to rule against Marbury as he did (Gunnarson 27). John Marshall created an outcome that best benefited his own personal and political party’s interests, by establishing a check on the legislative branch and by enforcing popular sovereignty as laid out in the Constitution.