1.Prepare a two to three page briefing on the case that you reviewed in which you utilize the following areas of importance:
a) issue presented;
b) short answer;
c) the facts of the case;
d) a summary of the case; and
e) a conclusion of the case outcome.
2.Review the concept of judicial review, and explain the fundamental manner in which the Court obtained the power of judicial review.
3.Interpret the following quote from Thomas Jefferson in a letter to W.C. Jarvis, dated Sept. 28, 1820: "It is very dangerous doctrine to consider the judges as the ultimate authority of all constitutional questions." Provide a rationale for your interpretation.
4.Specify whether or not you believe Chief Justice John Marshall's claim of the power of judicial review for the judicial branch constituted a usurpation of power.
5.Review the Court's decision in Marbury and determine whether the Court acted in any fashion in order to improve the system of checks and balances that exits among the branches of government.