John Marshall, as chief justice of the United States, helped to strengthen the judicial branch of government by
a. applying Jeffersonian principles in all of his decisions.
b. asserting the doctrine that the Supreme Court was the final arbiter of the Constitution.
c. making the Chief Justice the administrator of all federal courts.
d. requiring the attorney general to test legal principles before the Supreme Court.
e. increasing the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
b
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