Part one of term paper
As his final presidential act, John Adams appointed 42 new Justices of the Peace, the appointments were officially certified by Marshall, then Secretary of State, but all of them were not delivered before Jefferson took office.Jefferson then directed Madison, the new Secretary of State, not to deliver the remaining commissions. Marbury was on ...

Part two of term paper
... the commission? Did the Judiciary Act of 1789 violate the Constitution?This was all taken to the suprme court for an answer.Marbury had the right to the commission, but the Supreme Court did not have the authority to offer him relief because the law which gave the court that authority violated the Constitution. Some of the questions of the arguement were:1) Does Marbury have a right to his commission?2) Do the laws of the country offer him a remedy?3) Can the Supreme Court issue the proper reme ...