Question

In what ways did the Supreme Court decisions of Marbury v. Madison, McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden impact federal authority?

Answer 1

All three increased federal authority.

In Marbury v. Madison, the Judicial Branch elbowed its way into establishing the ability to review laws to determine their constitutionality.

In McCulloch v. Maryland, Congress got more power when the Supreme Court ruled that it had implied powers.

In Gibbons v. Ogden, the Supreme Court ruled that states can't get in the way of Congress acting in their role of arbiter of interstate commerce.