<em>Marbury v. Madison</em> was significant because it asserted the Supreme Court's right of judicial review -- the ability to declare a law or executive action unconstitutional.
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- Judicial review refers to the courts' ability to review any law to see if it violates any existing law or any statute of a state constitution or the US Constitution. On the federal level, Marbury v. Madison (1803) is considered the landmark case for the Supreme Court asserting its authority of judicial review, to strike down a law as unconstitutional.
- It was sort of a roundabout way in which the principle of judicial review was asserted by the Supreme Court in the case of Marbury v. Madison. William Marbury had been appointed Justice of the Peace for the District of Columbia by outgoing president John Adams -- one of a number of such last-minute appointments made by Adams. When Thomas Jefferson came into office as president, he directed his Secretary of State, James Madison, not to deliver many of the commission papers for appointees such as Marbury. Marbury petitioned the Supreme Court directly to hear his case, as a provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789 had made possible. The Court said that particular provision of the Judiciary Act was in conflict with Article III of the Constitution, and so they could not issue a specific ruling in Marbury's case (which they believe he should have won). Nevertheless, in making their statement about the case, the Court established the principle of judicial review.
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<span>The majority of early American colonies were founded by religious groups seeking freedom from persecution. The majority were had very stiff laws that had to be followed by everyone. The New York colony was the exception since it was founded by those with a sole interest of making money. the colony therefore attracted a very broad range of people interested in freedom and money but not of a religious sort.</span>
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Because the Epic of Gilgamesh is a great literary work, and is one of the oldest religious and epic poems.
The Epic was written in Sumer in around 2,100 BC, and narrates the story of Gilgamesh, the king of Uruk (the Sumerian capital at the time) who has to face a variety of circumstances and enemies.
The story has drawn the attention of historians, linguists, archeologists, and writers. It has also attracted the attention of theologicians, because of its similarities with several parts of the Hebrew Bible.
