Marbury vs. Madison:
By the end of President John Adams' term he made many appointments, one of was with William Marbury. The following President, Thomas Jefferson did not agree with the appointment and refused. Normally appointments were to be done by "commission," which was supposed to be done by the Secretary of State. At that time it was James Madison who refused to do it. Marbury had sued Madison and the case was taken to the Supreme Court. John Marshall had written the Judiciary Act of 1789 which read the practice of the delivering of commissions. This act was unconstitutional because it gave the court authority that was denied by the Constitution. The act was then illegal and from then on Judicial Review took place.