It was the landmark case "Marbury vs. Madison" that allowed the Supreme Court to claim the power of judicial review (the authority to declare a law unconstitutional), since this now acts as one of the major "checks" the court has on the legislative branch.
I believe it was 50 soldiers.
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During the Persian Wars, the Battle of Thermopylae (480 bce) took place in central Greece near the Thermopylae mountain pass. Leonidas led the Greek soldiers, which were largely Spartans. Leonidas and a small group remained behind to stop the attack and were beaten, despite the fact that the main army had been sent into retreat.
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