The following excerpt is from the 1803 supreme court decisio - GED Prep
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The following excerpt is from the 1803 Supreme Court decision Marbury v. Madison, which established the concept of judicial review:
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. Those who apply the rule to particular cases, must of necessity expound and interpret that rule. If two laws conflict with each other, the courts must decide on the operation of each.”
This ruling is an example of which of the following concepts?
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The correct answer is B. This excerpt from Marbury v. Madison exemplifies the concept of judicial review by affirming the judiciary's authority to interpret laws and determine their constitutionality, particularly in cases where laws conflict with each other or with the Constitution.
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