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Marbury Vs Madison 1803

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In 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Marbury v. Madison. The most important judicial decision in U.S. history, the Supreme Court made itself to be the final authority on the legality of government actions. This changed the federal power to the judicial branch of government. This upset the federalist system. Now unelected officials can dominate public policy.
Marbury v. Madison is important in the American political system. Back in 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote the majority opinion. Marshall supported a strong national government. He ruled that the Court could not order Madison to give Marbury the commission because the Judiciary Act of 1789. This marked as the first time the Supreme Court declared that a law passed
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