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//“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.// 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?

a. I would keep them because the mayor has more experience and i would trust his choices. b.They can influence people to not take the job if i hire them. They have a lot of experience and can possibly do the work without much to any problem. c.yes because if it was against me i would probably not have won.




 * 1) Who was Marshall likely to side with, Marbury or Madison? Why?
 * 2) If the Court decided that Marbury was entitled to the commission, how could it be sure that the executive branch would deliver it? Does the Court have the power to force compliance? What would happen if the Court issued the writ, but the executive branch refused to comply?
 * 3) If Congress passes a law that conflicts with the Constitution, which one are we required to follow: the new law or the U.S. Constitution?

1. he would side with Marbury because he was going to have madison do it but then madison became VP. 2.If Marbury got the comission by the court the executive branch would most likely have to comply to keep with checxks and balances. yes the courts do have that power because if they say it is

