The Supreme Court is the single most powerful judiciary body in the world. Serving a crucial role in our government, this small group of individuals elected by current or former presidents works to set the precedents that dictate the future of our country. They receive more than a hundred new cases every week, about seven thousand a year. Receiving cases ranging from criminals on death row all the way to the president, they choose what is most important to deliberate on and make decisions affecting the entire country for years to come. Although, they did not always hold this magnitude of power.
In the beginning, it seemed as though the supreme court held a weak place in the government in comparison to the president and congress. Then in 1801 John Marshall, just a young lawyer from Virginia, was elected as Chief Justice of the supreme court. It was that same year when Marshall made a decision that changed the way the United States government operated indefinitely. Marshall demonstrated the power of judicial review by striking down an act of Congress as unconstitutional. From here on the supreme court held the power to review and reject any action carried out by the legislative and executive branches of the U.S. government. Successfully beginning the legacy of the supreme court, John Marshall changed our country forever.
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