This court case helps establish Judicial Review. Please watch the video and answer the questions. This assignment is due at the end of the period in which it was assigned.
Answer the following questions in a google doc or on paper.
- Explain the principle of judicial review and its significance in the context of the Supreme Court.
- Discuss the role of the Judiciary Act of 1801 in the appointment of the midnight judges and its implications for political power at the time.
- Describe the conflict between Thomas Jefferson and William Marbury. What were the key events that led to Marbury’s case reaching the Supreme Court?
- Analyze Chief Justice John Marshall’s decision regarding Marbury’s commission and the constitutionality of the Judiciary Act of 1789.
- How does judicial review support the constitutional principle of checks and balances among the three branches of government?