Question

It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.
–John Marshall, Marbury v. Madison, opinion of the court


Use the quote to answer the question.





What argument was the author of this statement, John Marshall, making about how the federal government should function?

Responses

Only the laws created by the federal government, and approved by the court, have any authority in the federal system.
Only the laws created by the federal government, and approved by the court, have any authority in the federal system.

The judicial branch has the sole authority to establish a federal court system.
The judicial branch has the sole authority to establish a federal court system.

The judicial branch of the federal government should have power to interpret laws.
The judicial branch of the federal government should have power to interpret laws.

The judicial branch of the federal government should have the power to make laws.

Answer 1

The judicial branch of the federal government should have power to interpret laws.