U'S' Supreme Court

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U.S. Supreme Court
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8. Marshall and Story
4. Justinian Code
7. Coke and James I
3. Julian and Scholar
6. Westminster Statute
2. Praetors Edict
5. Magna Carta
1. Shield of Achilles
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John Marshall (1755 - 1835)
During the thirty-five years that John Marshall
served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme
Court, he asserted both the power of the
judiciary as a coequal branch of government and
the supremacy of Federal authority.
John Marshall, oil painting (reproduction) by
Rembrandt Peale, 1826
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Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• Election of 1800 Jefferson defeats Adams
• More than 200 last minute appointments by Adams
• Jeffersons new Secretary of State James Madison
  refused to deliver William Marburys commission
  as Justice of the Peace

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Marbury v. Madison (1803)

• What does this have to do with you?
• JUDICIAL REVIEW
• It means that the Supreme Court has the power to
  review the actions and laws of federal and state
  governments.

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Assignment

• Task In groups you will create and perform a
  skit for the class. Using the information
  provided, your group will recreate the events
  that led to the court case. You will then
  explain what changes the decision would have on
  this case and how they have impacted our society
  today.