Although Initially Ignored as a Toothless Partisan Maneuver, Marbury V

question 35

Multiple Choice

Although initially ignored as a toothless partisan maneuver, Marbury v. Madison ______.

• A) ultimately led to Aaron Burr's conspiracy trial
• B) subsequently led Marbury from simple magistrate to Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
• C) subsequently came to be appreciated for establishing the Court's "coequal" status among the branches of government
• D) subsequently came to be appreciated for establishing the Court's status as the most powerful among the branches of government

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