Summary
of
Marbury
v
.
Madison
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-
In
1803
____________________
had
just
lost
his
re
-
election
campaign
to
Thomas
Jefferson
.
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-
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
.
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-
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
.
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-
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
____________________
.
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-
Marbury
filed
a
____________________
asking
the
Supreme
Court
directly
to
grant
a
____________________
to
order
Madison
to
deliver
the
commission
to
Marbury
.
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-
Before
leaving
office
,
John
Adams
made
his
Secretary
of
State
John
Marshall
the
NEW
____________________
of
the
Supreme
Court
.
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-
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
.
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-
By
extending
the
Supreme
Court's
original
jurisdiction
to
include
cases
like
Marbury's
,
Congress
has
____________________
its
authority
.
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-
The
Judiciary
Act
of
1789
was
declared
____________________
by
the
Supreme
Court
.
