In Marbury v. Madison (1803) the Supreme Court announced for the first time the principle that a court may declare an act of Congress void if it is inconsistent with the Constitution. William Marbury had been appointed a justice of the peace for the District of Columbia in the final hours of the Adams administration. When James Madison, Thomas Jefferson’s secretary of state, refused to deliver Marbury’s commission, Marbury, joined by three other similarly situated appointees, petitioned for a writ of mandamus compelling delivery of the commissions.
The renaissance introduced humanism and started to shift people's mindsets from striving to achieve an ideal life after death to enjoying and making the best of their current life.
Answer:
Many historians consider the printing press as the most important invention in history because from its creation it allowed the development and expansion of knowledge through the printing of books. Until that moment, knowledge, science and other theories that generated technological, economic, political and social development could not be broadly transmitted, because the books were written by hand by the monks, who exercised a kind of censorship over any question that was against religious principles.
For this reason, the printing press removed the monopoly on knowledge from religion, while increasing the ease of transmitting said knowledge, exponentially increasing the speed of human development.
Answer:
Jackie Robinson was honored as the National League's Most Valuable Player.
Explanation:
A yearbook is a mainly a 'memory book' that records the achievements of someone, or an important event, and most eminently memories.
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in the Major League Baseball. The given text is about him. The information that Chan should include in his yearbook about Jackie Robinson about the awards he has won, is that he has been honored as the National League's Most Valuable Player. The Most Valuable Player award is an award given by the Baseball Writers' Association of America to that one outstanding baseball player who plays outstandingly in the American League.
The luxury item that dominated 14th century global trade routes was:
Spices
