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Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall's rulings on which cases helped to strengthen the role of the judicial branch of government?

McCulloch v. Maryland

Brown v. Board of Education

Marbury v. Madison

Plessy v. Ferguson

Gibbons v. Ogden

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McCulloch v. Maryland
Marbury v. Madison
Gibbons v. Ogden

- Marbury v. Madison (1803) established judicial review, giving the Court the power to declare laws unconstitutional.
- McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) reinforced federal supremacy and implied powers, strengthening national authority and the Court’s role in interpreting the Constitution.
- Gibbons v. Ogden (1824) broadened federal power over interstate commerce and confirmed the Court’s role in resolving federal-state disputes.