MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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It eliminated the Supreme Court’s power of judicial review
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It reinforced the importance of political parties in the government.
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It showed that the judicial branch was the least powerful branch of government.
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It confirmed the judiciary’s power to check the powers of the other two branches of government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -In Marbury v. Madison, decided in 1803, the Supreme Court, for the first time, struck down an act of Congress as unconstitutional. This decision created the doctrine of judicial review and set up the Supreme Court of the United States as chief interpreter of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Congress did not have power to modify the Constitution through regular legislation because Supremacy Clause places the Constitution before the laws. In so holding, Marshall established the principle of judicial review, i.e., the power to declare a law unconstitutional.