2007-10-17 10:15:22 · 4 answers · asked by laurie 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
backgroung, facts, and how it relates to today.
2007-10-17 10:28:25 · update #1
Marbury was a punk and Madison wasn't going to put up with it. Things went ill for Marbury.
[in other words do your own homework]
2007-10-17 10:18:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Telling you all I know would fill several pages -- and I have only studied it in passing.
For general information, check Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._madison
The thing about that case is that -- while it is usually cited from the premise of court review of constitutionality -- it also has several other key holdings -- including the scope of the court's authority to review executive discretionary actions -- which are directly relevant to many political issues today.
2007-10-17 17:31:53 · answer #2 · answered by coragryph 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Whole books have been written about it. It is interesting both from the standpoint of law and from American History.
2007-10-17 18:01:32 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, come on. It establishes jurisdiction of the Supreme Court over Constitutional interpretation.
Read it, already.
2007-10-17 17:21:42 · answer #4 · answered by DAR 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋