One problems that Washington's administration had dealt with was conflicts with European nations. Britain and France were on the verge of war. The United States government was just recently created and was weak, so they wanted to remain neutral and not take any sides with France or Britain. The United States favored France for their similar revolution to the American Revolution. On the other hand the United States also favored Britain for commerce. The problems in Europe were minor compared to the problems within the Unite

The Marbury versus Madison case is a perfect example of the power that the Supreme Court contained. The case was created because Secretary of State James Madison refused to deliver a justice of the peace appointment to Marbury. Marbury responded to his rejection by asking for a writ of mandamus, which is a court order that states that one has the right to perform his duty. This resulted in the cancellation of the Judiciary Act since it was unconstitutional. Instead, the federal courts were given the power to issue writs of mandamus. This decision increased the power of the Supreme Court.

Justice Marshall strongly believed that a strong national government and a Supreme Court was needed in order for the United States to be successful. He proved so through his rulings, that the national government and Supreme Court are more powerful than states. Through Justice Marshall the power of the Supreme Court and national government increased greatly.

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