The Judiciary Act of 1789 gave the president power to appoint judges.
was declared unconstitutional in the McCulloch v. Maryland case.
allowed John Marshall to become the chief justice.
gave the Supreme Court the power to hear special cases.

In the introduction of becoming mexican american, sanchez draws from stuart hall's notion of cultural identity (pg. 12-13). hall asserts that identities are enmeshed in "becoming and of being." they are subjected to the elements and context of history. explain what you think he means by the idea of becoming and being and explain how context fits into comprehending the american concept of manifest destiny.