The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall
Act
• When the
_ was written it did not establish a
clear plan for how the Supreme Court would be set up.
. In 1789 under President Washington the
setup a format for the Court with 5 justices and one chief justice.
• The first chief justice was
The
and
Acts showed us the need
for change in the functioning of the Supreme Court.
When John Adams appointed_
as chief justice
the Supreme Court began to become a more powerful third branch.