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Court case: Marbury v. Madison
Marbury was decided ______.
5-4
3-0
4-0
9-0
Marbury v. Madison focused on the 1789 Judiciary Act.
The judiciary has the duty to say what is law.
Marbury dealt with original jurisdiction.
Court case: Ex parte McCardle
The Court cannot hear this case because it is an original jurisdiction case.
McCardle asked for a writ of habeas corpus.
Marbury was written by John Marshall.
Marbury was given his commission in Marbury v. Madison.
The Court’s only function in a case like this is to ______.
declare it has no jurisdiction
declare it must decide the case
declare a lower court must decide
declare congress must decide
It is inherently the province of the judicial department to say what is law.