Analysis Of The Supreme Court Case: Marbury Vs. Madison

Marbury versus Madison was one of the most controversial court cases in the Supreme Court history. The overall decision of the court case was a landmark decision that would carry on into setting up boundaries between the executive and judicial branches of government. The case was brought to trial on February 11, 1803 and the final decision was made February 24, 1803. The case included William Marbury and James Madison. Marbury was appointed by President John Adams to be the Justice of the Peace. His commission was not properly delivered, so he did not get to fulfil his duties. Marbury felt like he should have been delivered his commission properly, so he demanded that they be delivered properly by the Secretary of State James Madison. Madison

The court had come to the conclusion and decision that Marbury had the right to his commission but the court did not have the power to force Madison to deliver the commission. The three questions that set the tone for what happened in the court room was do the laws of the country give Marbury a legal remedy, is asking the Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus the proper legal remedy, and did Marbury have a right to his commission? Marshall was swift with answering certain questions. He believed that the failure to deliver the commission to Marbury was a violation of a legal

This was the power of federal courts to cancel out the acts of Congress that was in conflict with the Constitution. The decision was written out by Chief Justice John Marshall. This decision played a main role in creating the Supreme Court as a separate branch of government with the executive and Congress. Marbury was not the only one who was supposed to receive a commission. Before, President John Adams had named 42 justices of the peace. He signed the commissions and they were sealed by the Secretary of State at the time, John Marshall. The commissions were not delivered before President Adams presidential term was up and Thomas Jefferson refused to follow through and honor the commissions. He stated that they were invalid and he left it at that. Personally, I feel as if Marbury should have and could have won this case. He was given a duty to do, and he should have been able to fulfil that duty because it was his legal right. I believe that the government is in a much better place for things like this happening currently. I feel as if the government is much stronger now than it was before. The Marbury versus Madison case was a very important and very interesting case in the history of the United States