Question

The case of Marbury v. Madison involved the question of who had the right to A) commit the United States to entangling alliances. B) impeach federal officers for ""high crimes and misdemeanors."" C) determine the meaning of the Constitution. D) purchase foreign territory for the United States. E) appoint Supreme Court justices.

Answer 1

C) Determine the meaning of the Constitution.

Step-by-step explanation:

The now famous case of Marbury v. Madison relates to the judicial case of 1803 where the appointment of William Marbury as Justice of the Peace in the district of Colombia by the outgoing President John Adams. Since it was a late appointment, along with several others as an attempt by Adams to maintain his party's majority control and to frustrate his successor Thomas Jefferson, the appointment could not be processed before the new President took charge.

Later on, when Jefferson came to power, he appointed the Secretary of State James Maddison to look into the new appointments. When Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court to ask the Secretary of State to deliver his commission, Maddison refused to do it. this case became embroiled further, leading to the questions about very essence of the way the constitution works. It brought into the fore the meaning of the United State's constitution and what it stands for.