Marbury v. Madison?
AT the December term 1801, William Marbury, Dennis Ramsay, Robert Townsend Hooe, and William Harper, by their ...MORE? No need to fear, ChaCha's here!
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Marbury v. Madison was the first time the Supreme Court declared something "unconstitutional," and established the concept of judicial review in the U.S. (the idea that courts may oversee and nullify the actions of another branch of government). The landmark decision helped define the "checks and balances" of the American form of government.
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William Marbury V. James Madison was the 1803 Supreme Court's landmark decision establishing the principle of judicial review.
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