JUD - Marbury v. Madison (1803) Lesson

SCOTUS Cases Involving Judicial Review

The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice.

 

Marbury v Madison (1803)

Download a summary of the case here. Links to an external site. 

 

Relevance of the case: In deciding this case about judicial appointments, the court established the principle of judicial review, empowering the Supreme Court to declare an act of the legislative or executive branch unconstitutional.

You will need to be able to do the following:

• Discuss the facts.
• Identify the Constitutional Issue(s).
• Discuss the Holding and Constitutional Principles.
• Discuss the Reasoning.
• Summarize the Opinion.
• Explain the Impact by showing similarities and differences between the case and a current event/scenario involving judicial review.

 

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