Question

Thus, the particular phraseology of the constitution of the united states confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written constitutions is void; and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument. Which judicial principle does this passage from the Marbury v. Madison Supreme Court ruling illustrate?
A) laws passed by Congress should be replaced if they harm U.S. citizens

B) the Supreme Court has authority over all other state and federal courts

C) U.S. courts have a duty to overturn any law that contradicts the constitution

D) Supreme Court justices must show judicial restraint when interpreting the Constitution

Answer 1

Answer:

C) U.S. courts have a duty to overturn any law that contradicts the constitution

Explanation:

Judicial review, is the act of reviewing a law, and see if it is constitutional, in Marbury v Madison Supreme Court, Marbury first instaured the figure of the Judicial Review, that puts the US courts in frontline of interpreting the constitution and new laws in order to see if they are constitutional. It was the first time that the Supreme Court declared an act of congress unconstitutional.

Answer 2

Answer:

The answers is C).U.S. courts have a duty to overturn any law that contradicts the constitution