USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In his decision in the Marbury v. Madison case he determined that the Supreme Court can review laws and decide if they are constitutional or not. This greatly increased the power of that branch of government.

Detailed explanation-2: -Impact: The Court expanded federal power by declaring a state law unconstitutional. It also aided business by recognizing that business contracts were protected by the Contract Clause of the Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Judicial Review The Court established this doctrine in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803). In this case, the Court had to decide whether an Act of Congress or the Constitution was the supreme law of the land.

Detailed explanation-4: -Marshall’s ingenious legal interpretations had two effects. They strengthened the Court’s position as a coequal with the legislative and executive branches of government, and they established the Court’s power of judicial review in the political system.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.