Andrew Jackson's Famous (If Perhaps Apocryphal) Comment That, "John Marshall

question 41

Multiple Choice

Andrew Jackson's famous (if perhaps apocryphal) comment that, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it," illustrates the fact that

• A) only the president can decide whether or not Supreme Court decisions will be enacted.
• B) the Supreme Court lacks any institutional means to implement its decisions.
• C) the decisions of the Supreme Court have little relevance outside the cloistered world of the legal profession.
• D) elected officials can safely ignore the decisions of the Supreme Court, because few offices experience as much turnover as that of the Supreme Court justice.
• E) the Supreme Court did not always have the institutional power to enforce its decisions that it enjoys today.

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Definitions:

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