The Marbury v<span>. </span>Madison<span> of 1803 was </span>important<span> because it was the first </span>Supreme Court case<span> to apply the principle of judicial review, the power of federal </span>courts<span> to void acts of Congress that were in conflict with the Constitution.</span>
Maps of Revolutionary War battles that were fought in the Middle Atlantic ... and the strategic importance of this pass was at once recognized by the British.
Why was it so difficult to pass laws under the Articles of Confederation? All the states had to agree for a law to pass. The government did not have a Congress where laws can pass. ... Congress gave too much power to the Executive Branch.