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This is a 9 page paper that provides an overview of judicial review. Topics such as Marbury v. Madison are explored. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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only oversees a handful of cases each and every year. Many regard it as being the least complex and easy to understand branch of the tripartite government. However, this is
an oversimplification. In reality, the history of the Supreme Court is a varied one, with the role of the Court only being gradually defined and developed over decades of practical
experience. For example, the number of Justices appointed to the Court has changed over the years, when it became apparent that there was value in having an odd number of
Justices to resolve potential ties in the outcomes of cases. One of the most significant changes in the definition and function of the Court, however, occurred as the result of
what was intended to be a relatively minor legal case, Marbury v. Madison. Filed in 1803, Marbury v. Madison was a case whose outcome essentially affirmed the right of the
Supreme Court to carry out judicial review of the Constitutionality of acts of Congress, and affirmed that Congress does not have the right to infringe upon the original jurisdiction of
the Court. This paper will explore the background, details, and outcome of Marbury v. Madison, with an emphasis upon its fundamental impact upon the nature of the Supreme Court. To
understand the significance of Marbury v. Madison, one must first understand the background of the case. In 1800, the United States held a President election in which Thomas Jefferson, a
Democratic-Republican, contested John Adams, a Federalist, for the high office. Jefferson beat Adams in the election, but Adams was not content to allow Jeffersons government to undermine the efforts of
his own Federalist term in office. Therefore, during the lame duck period after the election but before Jeffersons taking office in January, Adams and his Congress modified the Judiciary Act
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