What was the effect of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

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Blake Patrick

28 September, 04:47

What was the effect of the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

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Kayden Juarez · Answer 1

The Supreme Court gained the power to declare laws unconstitutional.

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Jon Larson · Answer 2

In Marbury, the Supreme Courttook the power to declare that laws passed by Congress were null and void if they (in the Court'sopinion) violated the Constitution. The significance of Marbury v. Madison is that the ruling in thatcase gave the Supreme Court of the United States the power of judicial review.