Marbury v Madison

The Supreme Court issued its famous Marbury v. Madison ruling in what year?

• 1800

• 1803

• 1805

Who was William Marbury?

• the Secretary of State under President Jefferson

• the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the early 1800s

• one of John Adams' "Midnight Judges" that he appointed at the very end of his term

The outcome of the case led the Supreme Court to declare that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was _______ (meaning it violates the Constitution and is therefore not permitted)

• undemocratic

• unconstitutional

• unjust

The Marbury v. Madison ruling marked the first time that

• the Supreme Court ever met to discuss a case

• the Supreme Court couldn't decide how to rule on a case

• the Supreme Court struck down an act of Congress for being unconstitutional

which court is highest

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

• Distict Courts

Which judge was on the Marbury v madison

• John mashall

• William Douglas

• Potter Stewart

• Sam pott

What was the impact of the Marbury v Madison case?

• The case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, it also allowed them to make laws and passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.

• The case impacted nothing

• It gave the courts power

Who was president during this time?(1803)

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Quincy Adams

• George Washington

What did the marbury vs madison establish?

• It establish the judicial review

• It establish nothing

• It establish the rights of humans

Each branch of the US government has the power to limit the actions of the other branches.

• checks and balances

• rule of law

• representative democracy

• consent of the governed