John marshall?

Question

the bloody tales of the french revolution filtered across the atlantic to america. Many americans believed that the situation in france had become chaotic. Now how did this situation shape the view of John Marshals political philosophy.

Answer 1

So, is this for (NY State) American History Regents?

I found a study document that contains this exact question, and several related ones on Marshall and the shaping of his views. The answer they give:

"News of the French Revolution made clear a government’s need for authority to maintain order. "
That's Question "D" on this page:
http://teacherweb.com/NY/HamiltonCentralSchool/RichardHanson/Marshalldevelopment.doc

If you need further information, try some of the following:

(1) Jack L. Cross, "John Marshall on the French Revolution and on American Politics" The William and Mary Quarterly, 3rd Ser., Vol. 12, No. 4 (Oct., 1955), pp. 631-649

You can purchase this article for $9 through the link below. BUT you may also be able to access it at your school library, or a public library in your area. They may have the journal in some form, or a subscription to the JSTOR service!
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0043-5597(195510)3%3A12%3A4%3C631%3AJMOTFR%3E2.0.CO%3B2-W

See advice on finding a library copy or gaining access here:
http://www.jstor.org/logon?S1=c0a84867.11970440150&T=6

(2) The excellent Jean Edward Smith biography, *John Marshall: Definer of a Nation* (1998).
Check the index for "French Revolution". I think you'll find some useful material around pp. 171 and 192ff. (The second section is about his response to the "XYZ Affair"--Marshall was one of the American delegates to France in 1797.)

(3) You might also find useful material on this in books and articles on the XYZ Affair. Note that THE book on the subject is William Stinchcombe's *The XYZ Affair* (1980).

Compare his article --in the same journal as mentioned above! -- "The Diplomacy of the WXYZ Affair," William and Mary Quarterly (1977), 221-45

Answer 2

John Marshall Political Views

Answer 3

Perhaps most importantly, John Marshall derived a sense of how important the Constitution was. In 35 years as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he never failed to uphold the supremacy of the Constution as he interpreted the law.

Answer 4

he was a federalist and believed in a strong central government, therefore as chief justice he ruled in desicions that strenghthened the federal power over states. he established judicial review.