Marbury vs. Madison

which court is highest

• Supreme Court

• Court of Appeals

• Distict Courts

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

What political party was John Adams?

• Democrat

• Republican

• Federalist

• Anti-Federalist

Why couldn't the judges start their jobs?

• They were lazy and didn't want to get out of bed.

• They had to receive their commissions to start their jobs.

• They were protesting John Adams losing the election.

• They were stopped from doing their jobs by the military.

What is the supreme law of the land?

• Supreme Court rulings

• Congress's laws

• The Constitution

• Presidential acts

What does "judicial review" allow the Supreme Court to do?

• Decide if Congress's laws follow the Constitution

• Decide if presidential actions follow the Constitution

• Decide if lower court decisions follow the Constitution

• All of the above

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

What is judicial review?

• The ability of the Supreme Court to rule laws & actions of the other branches, unconstitutional.

• The ability of the 3 branches to have checks & balances over each other.

• The ability of Congress to create all lower federal courts.