Marbury v. Madison enhanced the system of checks and balances by giving the Supreme Court (judicial branch) a very strong check on the actions of the Congress (legislative branch). The Constitution itself did not give the Supreme Court the power of judicial review.Answer:
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Greek democracy created at Athens was direct, rather than representative: any adult male citizen over the age of 20 could take part, and it was a duty to do so. The officials of the democracy were in part elected by the Assembly and in large part chosen by lottery in a process called sortition.
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Daughter of King Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra was destined to become the last queen of the Macedonian dynasty that ruled Egypt between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 bce and its annexation by Rome in 30 bce. ... The 18-year-old Cleopatra, older than her brother by about eight years, became the dominant ruler.
It was "New Amsterdam" that was founded by the Dutch in the early-1600s and is now known as New York City, since they wanted to name this colony after the capital of their homeland.
