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Marbury v. Madison & Tinker v. Des Moines

Marbury v. Madison & Tinker v. Des Moines . Erica Bermudez AP Government & politics Period 4. Marbury v. Madison. Jon Adams appointed judges (midnight judges) to the Supreme Court right before he lost reelection against Thomas Jefferson

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Marbury v. Madison & Tinker v. Des Moines

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  1. Marbury v. Madison & Tinker v. Des Moines Erica Bermudez AP Government & politics Period 4

  2. Marbury v. Madison Jon Adams appointed judges (midnight judges) to the Supreme Court right before he lost reelection against Thomas Jefferson Several of his appointments were not delivered before Jefferson took office. Jefferson immediately stopped their delivery. One of the justices of the peace, William Marbury, filed a writ of mandamus demanding Secretary of State James Madison deliver the appointments. The Supreme Court led by John Marshall denied the request citing part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 as unconstitutional.

  3. Significance Court case established the idea of judicial review- the ability of the Judicial Branch to declare a law unconstitutional The Supreme Court has the ultimate say in what is constitutional

  4. Tinker v. Des Moines Vietnam protestors decided to wear black armbands to show their position against the war School officials decided that students should remove the armbands or be suspended from school Mary Beth, Christopher, and John Tinker and other students wore black armbands to school, they were suspended. They sued the schooland Supreme Court sided with the Tinkers because the school had violated their right to freedom of speech.

  5. Significance Because the Supreme Court sided with the Tinkers, freedom of speech was stressed Also showed that schools cannot prohibit students of peaceful protest.

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