The Election of 1800
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| Marbury vs. Madison 1803
The Election of 1800 The Election of 1800 pitted Federalist ____________ vs. Democratic-Republican ____________. One major difference between the two parties was that the Federalists believed in a strong _____________________, while the Democratic-Republicans believed in a loose confederation of _______. This election set the very important precedent of _______________________________________________________________________________. Midnight Judges The Federalist-controlled Congress & Adams created the Judiciary Act of 1801, which created more ____________, which they filled with Federalist ______. Federal judges are appointed for _______. Congress Jefferson and the DRs were furious about this because ______________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________. Lead up to Marbury vs. Madison Adam’s Secretary of State, _______________, was supposed to deliver letters (commissions) to each of these new judges officially granting them their new judicial position. He left a few of the letters to be delivered by the new Secretary of State, _________________. The new President, ________________, told __________ to hold the letters and not deliver them. ________________ was one of those who did not receive his commission and he sued James Madison, trying to force the delivery of the commission. Three big questions…
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The Ruling The new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, ___________________, delivered the ruling. Yes, it’s the same Marshall who did not deliver the letter in the first place. Marshall ruled that ____________ should be given his commission, but Marshall could do nothing about it because the Supreme Court did not have original ______________. In other words, Marbury did not have the right to come straight to the Supreme Court. He should have gone through the lower courts first. Marbury sued under a section of the Judiciary Act of 1789. Marshall ruled that section violated Article ____ of the Constitution. So, what do we do when a law is in conflict with the Constitution? Marshall ruled that if that happens, the _____________ wins. It was the first time this had ever happened. This ruling created the precedent known as __________ ___________. Judicial Review is the power of the courts to rule that a law is ___________________. Many say that it was this ruling that made the judicial branch an _________ branch of government. Others have said that it has allowed the court to become too ________________. "It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is." –Chief Justice John Marshall Explain Marshall’s words in your own words: ____________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________. Directory: uploads uploads -> Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States of America against Cuba uploads -> Raíces y Sueños: the Artistry of Cuba Call for Art – Exhibit Application uploads -> Why did democracy develop in Britain after 1850? Introduction uploads -> Draft land restitution policy uploads -> Chapter 10: a new civilization emerges in western europe uploads -> Landmark Supreme Court Cases uploads -> Civil Rights Movement Unit Summary uploads -> Lesson plan template Download 5.59 Kb. Share with your friends:
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