Forging these United States
The Executive Branch
Instituting the Institutions
Case Law
Marbury V Madison
1803 Supreme Court decision that established judicial review
McCulloch V Maryland
1819 Supreme Court decision that established the constitutional supremacy and sovereignty of the federal government.
Cohens V Virginia
1821 Supreme Court decision that reaffirmed its jurisdiction to review all cases arising from state court judgments.
Debates and Public Commentary
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