Why Is Marbury V. Madison an Important Case

question 52

Multiple Choice

Why is Marbury v. Madison an important case?

• A) In this case, the justices recognized the authority of Congress to regulate the economy of the United States.
• B) In this case, the justices nationalized the Bill of Rights.
• C) In this case, the justices authorized the Supreme Court to exercise judicial review over laws passed by Congress.
• D) In this case, the justices declared the secession of the Confederate states to be in violation of the Constitution.
• E) In this case, the justices declared that segregation of schools based on race is illegal.

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Definitions:

Anonymity

The state in which an individual's identity is unknown or unacknowledged in a particular context.

Deception

The act of misleading or deceiving someone, often to gain an advantage or hide the truth.

Demand Characteristic

Features of an experimental setting that lead participants to guess the purpose of the study, potentially influencing their behavior.

Extraneous Variable

Any variable that exists within a study that can potentially affect the results, but is not the focus of the study.