How did the role of the supreme court change under chief justice john marshall? question 8 options: the position of chief justice was added. the court began began basing decisions on the constitution. the number of justices decreased from nine to seven. the supreme court became more like a district court.

the court began began basing decisions on the constitution.

states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”