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6) How did the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison define the role of the Judicial Branch?

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6) How did the Supreme Court's decision in Marbury v. Madison define the role of the Judicial Branch?

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It granted courts the power to determine the constitutionality of laws. Marbury vs Madison was a U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Supreme Court to call certain laws unconstitutional

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8) Why was the Supreme Court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison important?

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8) Why was the Supreme Court's ruling in Marbury v. Madison important?

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It set a precedent for the use of judicial review. The Supreme Court was allowed to declare acts of congress unconstitutional.

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Summarize the expansion of the power of the national government as a result of Supreme Court decisions under Chief Justice John Marshall, such as the establishment of judicial review in Marbury v. Madison and the impact of political party affiliation on the Court.

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-Chief Justice John Marshall: Federalist whose decisions on the U.S. Supreme Court promoted federal power over state power and established judiciary as a branch of government equal to legislative and executive; established judicial review, which allows Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional

-Judiciary Act of 1789: A law passed by the first Congress to establish the federal court system.

-Marbury v. Madison: Established judicial review

-James Madison: "Father of the Constitution," Federalist leader, and fourth President of the United States.

-Judicial Review: The power of the courts to declare laws unconstitutional