Outline the events that led to Marbury v. Madison. What lasting consequences did this decision hold? Was it a win for Federalists or Democratic-Republicans and why?© BrainMass Inc. brainmass.com March 22, 2019, 2:19 am ad1c9bdddf
Marbury v. Madison is well known for a number of things, but the Federalist-Republican power struggle is actually a secondary cause for the case's importance. Nevertheless, it did of necessity establish the fact that party politics would both continue to exhibit a hold on the American political conscience and yet not bind the entirety of the constitutional government structure.
The background to the case is indeed one of political power-grabbing. Adams, a member of the Federalist Party, ...
The significance and cause of the Marbury v. Madison case is explained in brief.