Dr. Timothy Johnson (University of Minnesota, Political Science) is interviewed about the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Marbury v. Madison(1803).  Beyond the significance of Judicial Review, the legal doctrine established in this decision, Johnson describes the development of the Court during the early republic and explains the politics behind this decision.

Pod-Textualizing the Past

Episode Eight: Marbury v. Madison and the U.S. Supreme Court

Pod-Textualizing the Past is a podcast that explores U.S. history from pre-colonization through the U.S. Civil War. Produced at the University of Texas at El Paso, Professor Susan Stanfield talks with experts about specific aspects of U.S. history and their cultural impact.

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