1. Why was the case “Marbury vs. Madison” significant?
Do Now: what is the main responsibility of the Judicial Branch?

2. Washington’s Precedent
President Washington created the ________________________.
Supreme Court

3. What does this mean?

4. What is the significance of this case?
Marbury vs. Madison is an important Supreme Court case because it set the precedent for Judicial Review.

5. Regents Practice
Judicial review, as practiced by the federal courts, resulted directly from
a. the decisions of colonial governors
b. the Articles of Confederation
c. the Bill of Rights
d. a Supreme Court decision

6. Regents Practice
Which Supreme Court case best completes the partial outline below?
I. ______________________________
A. Heard under Chief Justice John
Marshall
B. Established judicial review
C. Strengthened the judiciary
a. Marbury v. Madison (1803)
b. McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
c. Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
d. Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857)

7. Regents Practice
What was one outcome of the Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
a. State governments could now determine the constitutionality of federal laws.
b. The principle of judicial review was established.
c. Congress expanded its delegated powers.
d. A method to approve treaties was developed.

8. Regents Practice
In the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803), the Supreme Court increased its power by
a. establishing the practice of judicial review
b. upholding the presidential appointment power
c. expanding the meaning of individual liberties
d. declaring the principle of states’ rights unconstitutional

9. Regents Practice
The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) expanded the power of the Supreme Court by
a. restricting the use of the elastic clause
b. establishing the power of judicial review
c. upholding the constitutionality of the National Bank
d. interpreting the interstate commerce clause

10. Regents Practice
Which feature of the unwritten constitution is part of the system of checks and balances?
a. the cabinet
b. judicial review
c. political parties
d. legislative lobbies

11. Regents Practice
The decision of the United States Supreme Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803) established the power of the
a. House of Representatives to impeach the president
b. Congress to override a presidential veto
c. president to veto congressional legislation
d. Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of laws

12. Regents Practice
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is ” — Marbury v. Madison, 1803
This statement expresses the Supreme Court’s claim that
a. courts must abide by a strict interpretation of the Constitution
b. federal laws must be approved by the courts before they can take effect
c. the judicial branch must have a role in the amendment process
d. the power of judicial review belongs to the courts

13. Regents Practice
Under Chief Justice John Marshall, the Supreme Court strengthened its authority by
a. applying judicial review to state and national laws
b. changing the operation of the electoral college
c. increasing the number of Justices on the Court
d. expanding the freedoms included in the first amendment