5-7 pages:

Marbury v. Madison 5 U.S. 137 (1803) established the power of the judiciary to determine the constitutionality of federal and state statutes and the actions of legislative and executive branches.For this assignment, I'd like you to read the case closely and answer the following questions:

• What was the question that the Court was asked to consider?
• What did the Court decide and why? To answer this question, discuss what mode/modes of interpretation the Court used to understand the Constitution, what evidence did they use to support their interpretation and decision.Provide language from the case that supports YOUR discussion.
• Which function of the Constitution as laid out in the Preamble is demonstrated by this decision?
• Who are "we the people" here?
• Would you have decided the case this way? Why or why not?
• In reflecting on what your decision might have been, would you think about the impact of the resolution of this dispute on the future political life of the nation? What would your thoughts be?