A strong Federalist, established court's power to review laws
first landmark decision 1803, Marbury vs Madison
Madison, Jefferson's secretary of state, refused to issue commissions to "midnight judges" appointed by Adam, four sued offices, including William Marbury
__ declared Judiciary Act of 1789: unconstitutional for courts to order/force executive officials to deliver judge's commissions
believed strongly in supremacy of federal government, in 1832 Worcester v. Georgia, said Indian nations were distinct ppl with right to maintain separate political identity, must be dealt with federal gov
Johnson v. M'Intosh: private citizens could not purchase lands from Native Americans as the facts were recited by Chief Justice __
McCulloch vs Maryland which declared the bank a legitimate exercise of congressional authority, directly contradicting "strict constructionist" views