SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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Question
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What was Marbury seeking in his lawsuit?
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financial restitution
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a review process
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Judgeship commission
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impeachement
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Marbury then filed a writ of mandamus with the Supreme Court, asking it to order the executive branch to deliver his commission. This was a rare case that arrived at the Supreme Court as the court of original jurisdiction rather than as an appeal from a lower court.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1801, outgoing President John Adams had issued William Marbury a commission as justice of the peace-but the new Secretary of State, James Madison, refused to deliver it. Marbury then sued to obtain it.
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