A government is a body of citizens who, according to the statute, have the right to rule within a jurisdiction. This territory cold be inside a nation, state, province or an area. Governments create legislation, policies and procedures, raise taxes and print currency. Governance is a way of implanting corporate rules, as well as a tool for program formulation. Every government has a sort of constitution, a declaration of the values and ideology that control it.
The United States government operates on a system of checks and balances. If the Judicial branch checks on the Legislative branch, it could fall under the exercise of Judicial Review. The Judiciary Act is a legislation by the Legislative branch. By declaring it unconstitutional, Chief Justice John Marshall is exercising the power of Judicial Review.