Marbury V. Madison was one the most important cases in the history of the Supreme Court. The case had a great impact on the government, and it established the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review. The power of judicial review laid the foundation for the judicial branch’s important role in the development of the American system of government. A role that was not clearly defined before the case. The case marked the first time the Supreme Court determined an act of Congress was unconstitutional.
The case of Marbury V. Madison arose after the Presidential election of 1800. The case’s origin could be traced back to the forming of the Federalist and Anti-Federalist parties, however. Thomas Jefferson and the Anti-Federalist party had j
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