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In 1803, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its decision in Marbury v. Madison. The immediate issue at stake in the case was whether or not President John Adams' appointment of William Marbury as Justice of the Peace in the District of Columbia was valid. But the wider scope of the question in Marbury centered broadly on the question of the power of the Court itself, and particularly on the power of judicial review, which is the power of the courts to assess the constitutionality of actions by other governmental actors and to invalidate those actions deemed unconstitutional. Explain why Marbury v. Madison is important in the American political system. Use an example of the application of judicial review in in contemporary American politics that highlights the importance of judicial review.