Which text does the following excerpt belong to? “I do not h…

Which text does the following excerpt belong to? “I do not hesitate to say, that those who call themselves Abolitionists should at once effectually withdraw their support, both in person and property, from the government of Massachusetts, and not wait till they constitute a majority of one, before they suffer the right to prevail through them. I think that it is enough if they have God on their side, without waiting for that other one. Moreover, any man more right than his neighbors constitutes a majority of one already.”

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial de…

“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.” – Chief Justice John Marshal, Marbury v. Madison (1803)   How does this statement relate to the function of the judicial branch and its place within our three-branch system of government?  If we did not have an independent, impartial judicial branch, who might be responsible for saying what the law is, and why might that be problematic?  (3 points)