The 1803 ruling in Marbury v. Madison affected the balance of power in federal government by giving the judiciary a way to

In Marbury v. Madison, the Supreme Court established judicial review: the judiciary’s power to decide whether laws passed by Congress are constitutional. This gave the courts a way to check Congress’s power. The ruling did not give the judiciary general authority to overturn cabinet appointments or block presidential actions.

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