Question

Which major legal precedent was established in the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

• A. An accused person would be presumed innocent until proved guilty.
• B. The United Sates would fight in the defense of any Latin American nation being attacked or invaded by an outside power.
• C. A president would not be allowed to declare war on a foreign nation without the consent of Congress.
• D. The Supreme Court would have the right to decide whether a law was constitutional and to strike it down if it was not.
• E. Any person accused of a crime would have the right to refuse to testify in court.

Answer 1

The correct option is D The Supreme Court would have the right to decide whether a law was constitutional and to strike it down if it was not.

Marbury v. Madison, arguably the most important case in Supreme Court history, was the first U. S. Supreme Court case to apply the principle of"judicial review", the power of federal courts to void acts of Congress in conflict with the Constitution.