Bonus: The Court's Got The Power!

[Verse 1] Hey there friends, let me tell you a tale, About how courts got power to no avail, Back in 1803, there came a case, That changed our nation's legal face! [Chorus] This is the story of judicial review! (What's that mean?) Courts can check if laws are true! (To what?) To the Constitution, yes they can, Thanks to Marbury versus Madison! [Verse 2] Marbury wanted his commission bad, A judge position that he should have had, Madison wouldn't give him what he earned, So to the Supreme Court, poor Marbury turned! [Verse 3] Chief Justice Marshall faced a tricky call: Should courts have no power at all? Or could they strike down laws with might, When Congress didn't get it right? [Bridge] Now here's the clever part, you see, Marshall ruled with strategy: Said Marbury's right, but can't help him here, 'Cause Congress broke the rules, oh dear! [Verse 4] By saying Congress went too far, Marshall made courts the guiding star, Now courts can say what's wrong or right, When laws don't match Constitution's light! [Final Chorus] That's judicial review, now you know! (Courts check the laws!) If they're constitutional or no! (That's their job!) All thanks to Marshall's clever play, That's how courts check laws today!