Judicial Branch

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All legislative power in government is built around Congress. Congress is the only part of the government that can make new laws and change existing laws. Congress also has the power to establish the United States government’s budget. They bring taxes and tariffs to fund the governmental services, like welfare. If taxes and tariffs are not enough than Congress has the power to borrow and to make up for what they need to fund their job. The members of Congress Spend most of their time holding investigations and hearings in committee. Congress can also declare war in certain moments. The Executive Branch consists of the President, Vice President, Executive Office of the President, and the Cabinet. The President is the Commander-in- Chief of the armed forces and also the head of …show more content…

Madison, William Marbury was the petitioner and James Madison was the respondent. James Madison was the current Secretary of State. The case began on March 2, 1801. Marbury was appointed the Chief of Justice in D.C. In this case, which was one of the most important cases for the Judicial Branch, they first used judicial review. Judicial Review was written by Marbury. The case began because when Jefferson became President, he ordered James Madison not to send out the Justice of the Peace’s commissions. Marbury called the Supreme Court to legally order Madison to explain why he did not receive his commission. Marshall, who was the new Chief of Justice, ruled that Marbury had been legally appointed through the right process so he had a right to his commission. Marshall stated that the government needed to protect individual’s rights even with the Presidents rule. Marbury did not win the case in the end because the Justice’s believed that the writ was not the right way to handle the case. They ruled that it went against the constitution, but Judicial Review came out of that case. After the case Marshall confirmed that any action done by Congress will be

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