Monroe Versus Madison.

Corey Salva Mr. Vieira APUSH 10/15/10 Marbury vs. capital of Wisconsin In 1803, a single case managed to change how Americas government would be run forever. In John Adams last few days as president, he appointed a small sort of Federalists into power. When Thomas Jefferson was elected into office, and he told James Madison to non bring the commissions to an appointed midnight judge named William Marbury. This gave the newly appointed Chief Justice, John marshal, a great opportunity to spread his Federalist influence deeper into the American government.When Marbury appoint out that his commission was being held back by Madison, he sued for its makey. This event brought about the case of Marbury vs. Madison. Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court declared something unconstitutional, and established the concept of judicial look backward in the U. S. (the idea that courts may oversee and nullify the actions of another branch of government). The landmark decision h elped coiffure the checks and balances of the American form of government. This case influenced how the government would establish laws forever.The biggest issue in the case was whether or not the commission could be forced on its delivery. The biggest questions of the case were does Article III of the Constitution create a floor for original jurisdiction, which carnal knowledge can add to, or does it create an exhaustive list that Congress cant deepen at all? If Article IIIs original jurisdiction is an exhaustive list, but Congress tries to modify it anyway, who wins that conflict, Congress or the Constitution? Most importantly, who is supposed to decide who wins?On February 24, 1803, the Court rendered a whole (4-0) decision, that Marbury had a right to his commission, but Congress did not have the power to force Madison to deliver it. This seemed like a loss for the Federalist people in the government, but in fact, it changed how the government would work forever. Marshall wa s enable to enact Judicial Review, which gave the Supreme Court the ability to determine whether a law passed by Congress was constitutional or not. This was extremely influential in Americas government, for this is still in use today. Marbury was never appointed a Justice of Peace in the District of Columbia.