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Marbury vs Madison: What is Judicial Review?

America Explained, American Chronicles

The U.S. Supreme Court decides if laws made in the United States violate the Constitution or not. It’s called judicial review and it’s a power that was granted to the Supreme Court by the Supreme Court itself – thanks to a landmark case in 1803, Marbury v....

John Adams: The President Who Defended the Redcoats

America Explained

He was a fierce patriot and Founding Father – so why did John Adams defend British soldiers accused of murder following the Boston Massacre of...

The Declaration of Independence: Defining the American Dream

America Explained

The Declaration of Independence was the first ever document to cement equality into the founding principles of a nation. It helped to bring the colonies together during a national crisis, but it was by no means...

Mercy Otis Warren: Founding Fathers’ Fiercest Critic

Hidden Figures

At a time when the British ruled over the 13 colonies of North America with an iron fist, poet, playwright and ‘whistleblower’ Mercy Otis Warren – used her words to throw serious shade their...
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