Marbury v. Madison is important as it established judicial review. I've written about it a few times on here today, so will work in other answers. John Adams tried to game the process and nominated Marbury to a post in the final hours of Adams' administration. The hitch was that the Secretary of State had to deliver a commission to make it official. Thomas Jefferson's Secretary of State, James Madison (future President), refused to deliver the commission.
Marbury, who was denied the post, sued.
The outcome of the case is a little murky for casual readers. In essence, though, Marbury still got hosed. He was told that he should have received the commission and that Madison was wrong but that the actual act by which he was nominated wasn't properly constructed.
So, the Supreme Court won the day by reviewing the actions of the other branches and poor Marbury got nothing.
Well, General Burguyne won the battle of Saratoga yet it was costly and later he surrendered yet supposedly the unofficial colonial groups are the most responsible for the victory of Saratoga considering later John surrendered to them.
The main one was that they all followed the same religion, which then unified them.
Another one was they were really accepting, they didn't do racism, or judge people by status,. Every one was free.
Finally, the laws and knowledge the Muslims had. The knowledge was at a great extent, especially in Spain and Africa. The first street lamps, airplanes, camera, and safe were made in the Muslim World. Algebra as well!
I'm saying this through research and visits to museums from elementary school.
