marshall, john

A revealing biography of the life and career of Virginia-born John Marshall, who emerged from the Revolutionary War to become one of the nation's most important Founding Fathers.

John Marshall's life had fallen apart. His seventeen-year-old son was about to leave home, his fourteen-year-old daughter was lost in cyberspace, his marriage was falling apart. He dreamed of a trip around the world and a chance to leave all of his routines and responsibilities behind if only for a little while. But a trip like this was unaffordable unless they volunteered their time as they traveled. The Marshall family took their trip around the world and it changed their lives. From Central American to East Asia the trip offered little rest, even less relaxation, but it gave the Marshalls a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to conquer their personal fears, strengthen their family bonds and find their true selves by helping those in need.

Chronicles the debate over the role of the states and the power of the Supreme Court played out in American history by Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall.

Examines the debates of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 which led to the Supreme Court's landmark decision in 1803 in "Marbury v. Madison", which gave the Court the power to determine what the Constitution and the laws under it really mean.