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The person the court voted in favor of in Marbury v. Madison
What is James Madison?
An order issued by a superior court commanding the performance of a specified official act or duty
What is writ of mandamus?
The president that was leaving office at the time and appointed a bunch of judges before he left
What is John Adams?
The principle that Marbury v. Madison established
What is judicial review?
This was passed in the last days of the Adam's administration that reorganized the judiciary and established the first circuit judgeships
What is the Judiciary Act of 1801?
The person the court ruled in favor of in McCulloch v. Maryland
What is McCulloch?
Not in accordance with a political constitution, especially the US Constitution, or with procedural rules.
What is unconstitutional?
The chief justice that made the decision in both court cases
What is John Marshall?
The case that established that Congress has "implied powers"
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
The term used for the ensuing of the last-minute appointment of new judges
The year of the Marbury v. Madison case
What is 1803?
Review by the US Supreme Court of the constitutional validity of a legislative act.
What is judicial review?
The president that was taking over office at the time of Marbury v. Madison
What is Thomas Jefferson?
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the court ruled that the Bank of the United States was ____.
What is unconstitutional?
The Secretary of the Treasury who came up with the plan to establish a national bank, the Bank of the United States
What is Alexander Hamilton?
The year of the case McCulloch v. Maryland
What is 1819?
To formally request that a lower court decision be examined and reconsidered by a higher court
What is an appeal?
The cashier of the Baltimore branch of the bank who refused to pay taxes
What is James W. McCulloch?
In McCulloch v. Maryland, the court ruled that the Maryland tax was ____.
What is unconstiutional?
The party that initiated the lawsuit in the McCulloch v. Maryland case
What is Maryland?
The decision vote in Marbury v. Madison
What was 4-0?
The power to regulate, commerce, collect taxes, and borrow money.
What is enumerated powers?
The man who was appointed to be a judge but didn't receive his judgeship
What is William Marbury?
This case set an abiding precedent for the court's power
The name of the period of time between the transfer of power between the two presidents during the time of the Marbury v. Madison case
What is lame duck session?