Question

Probably the most important Supreme Court decision was ______ in which the court ruled ______.

Answer 1

Marbury v. Madison. It wasn't a ruling so much as logical inferences from the ruling, which is often the case with precedents. But Marbury was what gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, enabling it to be the final arbiter of constitutional interpretation. Before the 1803 Marbury case, the Supreme Court consisted of circuit riders who held court in assize towns, and they were mostly concerned with trade and territorial disputes between the states. The justices got a permanent building after Marbury.

Answer 2

Marbury v Madison, Judicial Review is the correct answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the Marbury v. Madison the US supreme court established the Supreme courts right of Judicial review. The case arose when President John Adams appointed William Marbury as the justice of the peace, the secretary of state refused to give Marbury the document of appointment. Marbury filed a case against the secretary of state. The case was heard by John Marshall who said that Article three of the US constitution didn't allow one branch of the federal government to force any action on other branch. In this case, John Marshall ruled that William Marbury was entitled to the position of Justice of Peace but the final decision belonged to the new president Thomas Jefferson.