Session+12

session 12

**12.1: Respond to the statement below** Copy and paste the following in your virtual notebook. //“You have been elected the new Mayor of Malden. Before leaving office, the old mayor gave jobs to several of his political friends but the paperwork hasn’t made it to the personnel office yet.// Ibelieve you should honor the jobs promised by the old mayor. Share your answers with a partner. Add these to your notebook in a different color/font
 * A.** Should you 1) __honor the jobs promised by the old mayor__, or 2) cancel the jobs since they aren’t “officially” in the system yet?
 * B.** What are the possible negatives to denying these people their jobs? What are the possible positives to allowing them to take these jobs?
 * C.** Would it make a difference if the perspective employees had worked against you in the mayoral elections?

=12.2 Marbury vs Madison=



Judicial Review became a precedent because of the landmark case [|Marbury v. Madison]. This case established the right of the Judicial Branch of the government to declare a law unconstitutional. [|John Marshall], Chief Justice of the Supreme Court ruled that the portion of the Judiciary Act of 1789 allowing for the Writ of Mandamus was unconstitutional. This decision helped put the Judicial Branch on a more even footing with the Legislative Branch and later the Executive Branch as its power has grown of the years.
 * __Explain:__**
 * What is judicial review? Is it mentioned in the Constitution?**
 * The Constitution states in**