MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE BILL OF RIGHTS THE CONSTITUTIONS FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS
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The Court defined free speech rights.
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The Court upheld the existence of slavery.
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The Court placed limits on the “Elastic” Clause.
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The Court established the power of judicial review.
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Detailed explanation-1: -John Marshall, chief justice of the Supreme Court in 1803, used the case of Marbury v. Madison to establish the Court’s power of judicial review whereby the Supreme Court can declare a law passed by Congress and signed by the president as unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void.
Detailed explanation-2: -With his decision in Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of judicial review, an important addition to the system of “checks and balances” created to prevent any one branch of the Federal Government from becoming too powerful.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the impact of the Marbury v Madison case? The case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, it also allowed them to make laws and passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.