Question:
Who did George Washington choose to be Secretary of State?
Answer:
Your answer would be "George Washington chose Thomas Jefferson to be the secretary of state"
There were three principles created by Chief Justice John Marshall
1: the constitutional is the supreme law of the land
2: the court has the power to rule that a law is unconstitutional
3: in the event of a conflict between laws, the constitution MUST be followed.
C.) It is both arguable and defensible. :)