Question

The Supreme Court case that established the principle that the Court could declare acts of Congress unconstitutional was: the Dred Scott decision Brown v. Board of Education Marbury v. Madison

Answer 1

It would be Marbury vs. Madison, since Dred Scott was in the time period of the Civil War.

Answer 2

Answer:

Marbury v. Madison is the correct answer.

Explanation:

By the Marbury v. Madison the US supreme court established the SUpreme courts right of Judicial review. The case arose when President John Adams appointed William Marbury as the justice of peace, the secretary of staste refused to give marbury the document of appointment. Marbury filed a case against the secretary of state. The case was heard by John Marshall who said that the Article three of US constitution didn't allowed one branch of federal government to force any action on other branch. In this case John Marshall ruled that William Marbury was entitled to the position of Justice of Peace but the final decision belonged to the new president Thomas Jefferson.