Maybury vs. Madison

Maybury vs. Madison
Students will comprehend the essential elements of the Maybury vs. Madison Case
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00:00:08
What year started the Madison VS. Marbury court case?
- 1491
- 1800
- 1776
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00:00:13
True or False, the Federalist party of John Adams defeated the Democrat Republicans of Thomas Jefferson
- True
- False
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00:00:25
Thomas Jefferson didn't want what?
- The judges that John Adams appointed the federal courts across the country.
- The congressmen that John Adams lobbied to join his party.
- Help to transition to a new government.
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00:00:39
Once a new President was elected, when did the Inauguration take place?
- January of the following year.
- March
- January of the preceding year.
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John Adams realizes that he and his party will be the minority once they lose power in the Executive and Legislative branches of Government.
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What does John Adams do to try to maintain power?
- Expand the number of judgeships in the United States federal courts.
- Create a coup to overthrow the government.
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00:01:39
The term 'Midnight Judges' means what.
- Judges who pass laws around midnight.
- Judges who go to bed before midnight.
- Judges who were appointed by John Adams in the early morning before power was going to change from Adams to Jefferson.
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00:01:52
What roles did John Marshall hold?
- President of the United States
- Secretary of State
- Chief Justice of Supreme Court
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00:02:17
Why weren't all of the orders given to create all of the Federalist judges that John Adams wanted?
- John Marshall ran out of time delivering every document.
- The documents were burned in the trash.
- The documents didn't have the signature of the new President.
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00:02:34
What did Thomas Jefferson tell John Madison not to do?
- Take an oath of secrecy.
- Deliver the rest of the documents to create Federalist judges.
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Judge Marbury learned about the 'Writ of Mandamus'. What is the 'Writ of Mandamus'?
- A document named after Mandamus
- Gives the Supreme Court the right to mandate law and/or rules and policies.
- The writing of a mandamus law.
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00:03:24
Marbury wants the Supreme Court to do what?
- Make him a judge.
- Make him president.
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00:03:55
Did John Marshall like Marbury?
- Yes
- No, he hated Federalists.
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00:04:06
True/False - The congress suspends the Supreme Court for a full year.
- True
- False
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What would happen if John Marshall declined to listen to the United States Government by making Marbury a Federalist Judge?
- It would make the United States seem more powerful.
- It would weaken the power the Supreme Court has.
- It would force Jefferson to accept John Adams as a Circuit Judge.
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John Marshall asks 3 essential questions.
Question #1 - Was there any legal harm done to the rule of Law if Marbury is not made a Federalist Judge.
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Question #2 - Was there a remedy at Law for those legal injuries?
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Question #3 - Can the Supreme Court do anything about it?
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Marbury believes that if you use the Judiciary Act of 1789 you can change the constitution simply by legislating it. One can change the 1st amendment simply by creating a law to change it.
- True
- False
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00:07:30
Judicial Review is the court's
- Weakest Power
- Greatest Power - only the Supreme Court can examine laws and determine what is constitutional and what is law.
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00:08:03
The Supreme Court can say what the Law is solely because of which court case?
- Marbury Vs. Madison
- Jefferson vs. Adams
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