Marbury v. Madison strengthened the federal judiciary by establishing for it the power of judicial review, by which the federal courts could declare legislation, as well as executive and administrative actions, inconsistent with the U.S. Constitution (“unconstitutional”) and therefore null and void.
With his decision in Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of judicial review, an important addition to the system of “checks and balances” created to prevent any one branch of the Federal Government from becoming too powerful.
Saint Paul, or Paul the Apostle, taught the gospel of Christ to the first-century world. Saint Paul's first journey was to Cyprus to bling Elymas the magician for criticizing his teachings.
Although James Madison initially presented political opinions that supported the idea of a national government, as well as thinking in other countries, he ended up changing, and his preference became for stronger state governments because the direct government of citizens was impractical and he believed it was less likely to produce good public policy.
