Key Figures
Who was the petitioner?
What is William Marbury.
How did Thomas Jefferson feel about the Judiciary Act of 1789?
What is frustrated?
Define Constitutional.
What is in accordance to the constitution of a state?
The first thing we think about when we mention the Supreme Court....
What is other than the comfy robes, the power to declare laws unconstitutional?
Who was the respondent?
What is the Secretary of State, James Madison.
What did William Murray need to serve his term as justice peace?
What is needing his commission delivered?
Define Unconstitutional.
What is not in accordance with political constitution?
Appellate Jurisdiction is...
What is the power to review lower court decisions?
What is the name of your AP Government teacher?
Who is James Crawley.
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William Marbury was elected as peace justice for ________.
What is the District of Columbia.
Define Petitioner.
What is a person who presents a petition to authority of a particular case.
The classic example of court overturning an executive action....
What is U.S. vs. Nixon, the justices denies the President's claim of executive privilege and forced him to turnover recordings relating to the Watergate scandal?
During this court case the Presidency was held by ....
What is President Thomas Jefferson?
The court's decision was...
What is 4-0 decision, Madison's withholding of commissions was illegal?
Define Judicial Review.
What is the courts power to review legislative acts and deem them constitutional or unconstitutional?
The power of Judicial Review comes from...
What is not the constitution but from the court itself.
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_______ noticed portions of the judiciary act of 1789 was unconstitutional.
What is Chief Justice, John Marshall.
What did John Adams do with the Judiciary Act of 1789?
What is the appointment of 16 new circuit judges and 42 new judges of peace.
Define Mandamus.
What is an issue in court that public authority carry its legal duties is refuses too?
Federal courts have the power to review:
What is Congressional Laws (Statues), State Actions, Federal Bureaucratic Agencies, and Presidential Actions?