Question

Marshall’s ruling in Marbury v. Madison is a testament to his strategic political skills for which of the following reasons?

a. It used the principle of judicial review to check the president's power, while supporting congress' initiative to expand the size of the Court's original jurisdiction.
b. It led to Marshall ultimately being chosen as Jefferson’s Vice President in his second term.
c. Marshall actually had another justice write the opinion and Marshall dissented, thus avoiding blame for the controversy.
d. It did not command the other political actors to do anything to affirm the Court’s authority and create judicial review.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D) It did not command the other political actors to do anything to affirm the Court’s authority and create judicial review.

Marshall’s ruling in Marbury v. Madison is a testament to his strategic political skills for the following reason: "It did not command the other political actors to do anything to affirm the Court’s authority and create judicial review."

Chief Justice John Marshall was the leader of the Supreme Justice that decided in the case of Marbury v. Madison. On February 24, 1803, the court applied the mentioned principle of judicial review that allows the court to declare the unconstitutionality of legislation passed by Congress. The case the court revised was the fact that Secretary of State James Madison had followed the order of President Thomas Jefferson, to prevent William Marbury to take office.