Fill in the Blanks Summary of Marbury v. MadisonOnline version Summary of Marbury v. Madison by Michael Loret 1 ChiefJustice JohnAdams party EXCEEDED JohnMarshall SupremeCourt WritofMandamus petition JamesMadison unconstitutional JudiciaryActof1789 invalid WilliamMarbury commissions Summary of Marbury v . Madison - - In 1803 had just lost his re - election campaign to Thomas Jefferson . - - Before he left office , Adams decided to pack the courts with judges of HIS political so that they could retain control of the judicial branch . - - Secretary of State was given the task of delivering the to the would - be judges before midnight . He was not able to deliver them all . - - When Jefferson became President , he told the new Secretary of State NOT to deliver the remaining commissions , including the one that was supposed to go to . - - Marbury filed a asking the Supreme Court directly to grant a to order Madison to deliver the commission to Marbury . - - Before leaving office , John Adams made his Secretary of State John Marshall the NEW of the Supreme Court . - - The under John Marshall found that while Marbury deserved the commission , the Constitution did NOT give the Supreme Court the right to issue a Writ of Mandamus . The which had granted this power to the Supreme Court was because it wasn't in harmony with the US Constitution . - - By extending the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction to include cases like Marbury's , Congress has its authority . - - The Judiciary Act of 1789 was declared by the Supreme Court .
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