Marbury v. Madison: How Much Power Does the Supreme Court Have? | Haley Proctor

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

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Legislative, Executive, and Judicial—three equal branches of American government… right? Not originally. In this PragerU 5-Minute Video, Haley Proctor, Associate Professor of Law at Notre Dame, explains how the landmark 1803 Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison established the principle of judicial review, expanding the power of the Judicial Branch and reshaping the balance of power in the U.S. government. Discover how this pivotal decision transformed the role of the Supreme Court and changed American constitutional law forever. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.8	What is the function of the Supreme Court of the United States?
0:35.9	In other words, what is its job? When the court first
0:39.4	convened in February 1790, no one really knew for sure. Article 3 of the Constitution
0:46.5	vested the court with the judicial power of the United States. Okay, but what does that mean?
0:53.5	The Constitution didn't spell it out, which is why,
0:56.9	in its first decade, the court played only a small role in determining the nation's direction.
1:02.9	This lack of clarity ended when John Marshall was appointed the fourth chief justice.
1:08.5	Marshall had a clear vision of the judiciary's role, that it was intended to be
1:12.7	a co-equal branch of government alongside the executive and legislative branches. The opportunity
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