THE 1970S 1969 1979
SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE
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they had the obligation to enforce the Judiciary Act of 1789
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they had the right to decide that he wasn’t the right person for the job
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they didn’t have the right to issue the writ of mandamus to actually rule in his favor
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Instead, the Court held that the provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789 enabling Marbury to bring his claim to the Supreme Court was itself unconstitutional, since it purported to extend the Court’s original jurisdiction beyond that which Article III, Section 2, established.
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: -Marbury v. Madison, arguably the most important case in Supreme Court history, was the first U.S. Supreme Court case to apply the principle of “judicial review”–the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-4: -In 1801, when William Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to issue a writ of mandamus ordering Secretary of State James Madison to deliver his commission as justice of the peace, he initiated one of the most important cases in the Court’s his-tory.