Primary source Assignment 8
Step 1:
Read SC.9.4 John Marshall, Opinion of the Court in Marbury v. Madison (1803) in Chapter 9’s source collection
Step 2:
Answer the following questions:
- How does the Marbury v. Madison decision establish the role of the judicial branch of government in interpreting the “law of the land”?
- What is the main argument of Chief Justice John Marshall’s argument? How does he base it in the Constitution?