Marbury Vs. Madison Case: Judicial Review

There were significance of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison. The Marbury v. Madison case created the judicial review. In the judicial review, Chief Justice John Marshall extended the power of the Supreme Court. He set out three principles. The first principle was that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The second principle was when a conflict emerges between the Constitution and any other law the Constitution must be followed. The final principle was that the Judicial branch has a duty to approve the Constitution. The powers of judicial review served as an important check on the legislative (law making) branch. The courts must be able to cancel any unconstitutional laws. The Marbury v. Madison case started when John Adams
wrote legal papers for last-minute “midnight judges”. The “midnight judges” were all federalists, so Thomas Jefferson opposed to deliver the papers. Marbury (a person who was chosen as a “midnight judge”) did not agree to this plan, so he immediately bought this case to the Supreme Court. Chief Justice John Marshall could not do anything about this case because the Constitution did not give the Court jurisdiction to decide Marbury’s case. This lead to the Marbury v. Madison case.
There were many hardships for the pioneers on their journey to the Western frontier. First, the American pioneers chose to move to the Western frontier because of many reasons. They could claim new land, establish farms, escape from the growing population, and limit laws and taxes of the East. The journey to the western frontier was really difficult. They traveled in Conestoga wagons or sturdy vehicles topped with white canvas. They headed west over the Appalachian Mountains. Some of them also traveled by horseback along the difficult overland routes. There were still people who traveled on boats that sailed down waterways, such as the Ohio River and the Mississippi River. The roads were rough, muddy, and they went through dangerous forests. The pioneers took rifles with them to protect themselves and hunt animals. They also took axes to hack through forests and to build homes. When they got to the Western frontier, they settled along the Mississippi River and established farms. There was uncertain climate, limited supplies, and sometimes failure crops. Life was pretty harsh at that time of period. However, the waterways allowed them to get food and trade easier. They sent goods down the river to New Orleans and then to markets on the East coast.