JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
AGE OF THE COMMON MAN
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upheld the constitutionality of the National Bank
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restricted Congress’s power to use the “elastic clause”
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established the Supreme Court’s power to judge the constitutionality of laws
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -With his decision in Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall established the principle of judicial review, an important addition to the system of “checks and balances” created to prevent any one branch of the Federal Government from becoming too powerful.
Detailed explanation-2: -Madison, 5 U.S. 137 (1803) Congress does not have the power to pass laws that override the Constitution, such as by expanding the scope of the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was the impact of the Marbury v Madison case? The case gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review, it also allowed them to make laws and passed by Congress to be unconstitutional.
Detailed explanation-4: -The significance of Marbury v. Madison was that it was the first U.S. Supreme Court case to apply “Judicial Review", and it allowed the Supreme Court to rule laws unconstitutional.