Click on the Marbury v Madison plaque, and read the summary of the case of Marbury v Madison. Then skim the actual text of the opinion (delivered by Chief Justice Marshall) below the syllabus.

Pick one paragraph from the actual text of the opinion and write it in your notebooks page 64 under the heading "Marbury v Madison Summary." Below the original text, translate it into modern English. Then write a brief summation of the translated paragraph.

Finally, write one more paragraph summarizing the court case of Marbury v Madison. What did the court case establish? Who were the main parties involved in the case? Who was the chief justice in this case?