for majority rule
Marbury v. Madison
James Madison was for Majority Rule in Federalist Number 10. He was against factions that could work against public interest.
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To collect taxes and to only allow imbeciles to rule. No smart people allow.
It gave the Court the ability to rule on whether laws violate the Constitution
Madison opposed the 'Great Compromise'. He felt that both houses should be elected by the people from small districts. He felt that a senate representing state interests would violate the principal of majority rule.
Madison wondered whether a majority that was united by a common passion could be stopped from oppressing the minority. He felt that this could lead to an unjust pursuit of goals that would necessarily led to the suppression of the rights of others.
The Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789, unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789, unconstitutional.
The US Supreme CourtChief Justice John Marshall stated, in his opinion for Marbury v. Madison, (1803): "It is emphatically the duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity, expound and interpret the rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the Court must decide on the operation of each."Case Citation:Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803)
The US Supreme CourtChief Justice John Marshall stated, in his opinion for Marbury v. Madison, (1803): "It is emphatically the duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases must, of necessity, expound and interpret the rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the Court must decide on the operation of each."Case Citation:Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803)