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Explain how the powers of the Supreme Court and federal law were extended by significant court cases during the period

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The supreme court extends its powers by their decisions which sets a precedents knows as case law. This law is followed when lower courts make decisions. It decides if the laws congress is making are constitutional or if they can be overturned.
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The Supreme Court was able to use significant court cases to extend its power by:

  • Granting itself more power through its rulings.
  • Giving the federal government more powers through its rulings.

The Supreme Court is meant to interpret the Constitution and it has used this power to make some rulings that give it specific powers such as:

  • Marbury v. Madison (1803) giving it to power to declare Congressional acts unconstitutional (Judicial Review).
  • Fletcher v. Peck (1810) allowing it to declare state laws void.
  • Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816) allowing it to place a check on rulings by State courts.

The Supreme Court therefore used significant cases to give itself explicit powers by interpreting the Constitution in those cases.

In conclusion, the Supreme Court extended its power through cases.

Find out more about Marbury v. Madison at https://brainly.com/question/1797837.

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