William Marbury v. James Madison secretary of state of the United States decided in 1803. Some historical facts about this case would be, the constitution wanted the creation of a federal government that included the three branches. These three branches included judiciary, legislative, and executive. The constitution say what the exact number of justices would be acceptable and announced to the Supreme Court. The Court, with John Marshall as Chief Justice, discovered that Madison's refusal to convey the commission would be correctible. Regardless, the Court held back before requesting Madison (by writ of mandamus) to hand over Marbury's bonus, rather holding that the procurement of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that empowered Marbury
