If courts are to regard the Constitution, and the Constitution is superior to any ordinary act of the legislature, the Constitution, and not such ordinary act, must govern the case to which they both apply.

Question

Use the passage to answer the question.

What relationship between the judiciary and the legislature does Marbury v. Madison establish?

a)It established the judiciary's right to find legislation passed by Congress unconstitutional.

b) It allowed the Supreme Court to declare actions taken by the president unconstitutional.

c) It established congressional oversight of the Supreme Court and other federal courts.

d) It created new jurisdictions for the Supreme Court, including over Congress.

is it a?

Answer 1

Yes, a.