Agenda:
1. Bellwork in notebook: list 3 branches of government.
2. Review separation of powers
3. Marbury v. Madison reading, role play, notes.
4. Daily writing--2 paragraphs.
Name of
Suprem
e Court
Case:
Marbury vs. Madison
Chief
Justice
John Marshall
Year of
Decisi
on:
1803
Question:
Is it the job of the Supreme Court to interpret
the laws?
Supreme
Court
Ruling:
Yes.
Marbury v. Madison established Judicial
Review.
Judicial Review = The power of the Supreme
Court to interpret the Constitution & laws.
Historical Circumstance
Marbury and several others were appointed to government
posts created by Congress in the last days of John Adams's
presidency, but these last-minute appointments were never
fully finalized. The disgruntled appointees invoked an act of
Congress and sued for their jobs in the Supreme Court.
Arguments of the
Majority Opinion
Arguments of the
Minority Opinion
Constitution was "the
fundamental and paramount
law of the nation"
NONE
When the Constitution--the
nation's highest law--conflicts
with an act of the legislature
(Congress), that act is
unconstitutional.
This case establishes the
Supreme Court's power of
judicial review.
Primary source document
It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law
is...If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of
each...This is of the very essence of judicial duty.
- John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison
Primary Document Analysis
Name of
Document
:
Quote from Chief Justice John Marshall
Theme: SUPREME COURT DECISIONS DUE DATE: _________________
The United States Supreme Court has played a major role in United States history. The Court’s decisions have
had a significant impact on many aspects of American society.
Task:
Analyze how a Supreme Court decision has helped create a more perfect union.
Use the Supreme Court case we discussed today to answer the task.