Marbury+v.+Madison

toc =Marbury v. Madison= Marbury v. Madison is about a man named William Marbury verses the Secretary of State who is James Madison.The trial happened in 1803 in the Supreme Court.There was three other people who were angry with James Madison, and their names were Dennis Ramsay,Robert Townsend Hooe, and William Harper.They went to court because when Presisdent Adams terms were up he said that Marbury was to be the Justice of Peace, and when Presisdent Jefferson became Presisdent he didn't became Justice of Peace, and he got angry, and sued James Madison.

Forming of the Case
This case was held at the Supreme Court in 1803.It was William Marbury verses James Madison. James Madison was the Secretary of State for Presisdent Jefferson. The reason why they went to court was because at the end of Presisdent Adams term he declared that William Marbury was suppose to be the Justice of Peace, and when Presisdent Jefferson became Presisdent William Marbury wasn't annouced the Justice of Peace. Then William Marbury was outraged, and sued the Secretary of State James Madison.

__James Madison__
James Madison was born in Orange County in 1751. He was a very smart guy and went to Princeton. He was also the Secretary of State for Presisdent Jefferson that is why William Marbury sued him because he didn't get Justice of Peace that Presisdent Adams said he was going to. James Madison became Presisdent in 1808. He died in Montpelier, Virginia in 1836 at age 85.

__William Marbury__
William Marbury was born in Piscataway, Maryland in 1762. He was also a "Midnight Judge."He was told by Presisdent Adams at the end of his term that he was to be the Justice of Peace, but James Madison didn't let him so he sued. William Marbury lost the case. He died sometime in 1835.

__The Case__
The case took place in the Supreme Court in 1803. It was William Marbury verses James Madison who was the Secretary of State for Presisdent Jefferson. William Marbury was promised by Presisdent Adams at the end of his term that he was to be the Justice of Peace for the Presisdent Elect Thomas Jefferson. So when Marbury didn't get that position because of James Madison. He got so angry at him that he sued him. In the end The Supreme Court declared that William Marbury couldn't be the Justice of Peace so James Madison won the case.

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__The Conclusion__
Marbury v. Madison was held in the Supreme Court in 1803. It was a man named William Marbury against James Madison. James Madison at that time was our Secretary of State for Presisdent Jefferson. The reason for all of this argueing was because a William Marbury was promised by Presisdent Adams at the end of his term that Marbury was to be the next Justice of Peace. Now, when Marbury didn't get that position of Justice of Peace he got so mad that he sued Secretary of State James Madison. In the end of all this non-sense James Madison won the case.

__References__
[|http://www.infoplease.comce6/history/AO831711.html] Marbury v. Madison www.infoplease.com 1989 http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presisdents/jm4/.htm www.whitehouse.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Madison James MadisonWikipediaModified on 2/4/09

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Marbury William MarburyWikipediaModified on 1/26/09

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