Question

Probably the most important Supreme Court decision was ______ in which the court ruled ______. A). McCulloch v. Maryland : the power to tax is the power to destroy. B). Marbury v. Madison : that it had the power to declare a law unconstitutional. C). Scott v Sandford : slaves are still slaves even when taken into free territories. D). Fletcher v. Peck : that the national government has the right to regulate interstate commerce.

Answer 1

B.Marbury v. Madison : that it had the power to declare a law unconstitutional.

Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article II

Answer 2

 B). Marbury v. Madison : that it had the power to declare a law unconstitutional.

Marbury v. Madison, 5 U.S. 137, was a landmark United States Supreme Court case in which the Court formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution.