Trivia: In 1803, William Marbury went to trial against what future President?
James Madison
Andrew Jackson
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
The correct answer is James Madison
So why is this answer correct? : The landmark Supreme Court case “Marbury v. Madison” saw then-Secretary of State James Madison on trial for withholding William Marbury’s nomination for a federal judicial position. Ultimately, the Supreme Court decided that it should never have been given the power to preside over this case, and the law that gave them that power conflicted with the Constitution.