The Significance of the Court Asserting Its Power to Review

question 61

Multiple Choice

The significance of the Court asserting its power to review the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress is that it:

• A) gave the Court an unchecked power.
• B) ensured the survival of dual federalism.
• C) ensured that the rights of the majority would prevail.
• D) allowed the Court to have the final say on all national laws and policies.
• E) allowed the Court to become an equal partner in the institutional balance of power.

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