The US Supreme Court, with its ruling in the case Marbury v. Madison (1803), established:
Explanation
Answer: D - Marbury v. Madison established the doctrine of "judicial review"-that federal courts could deem the constitutionality of laws. John Marshall, who wrote the decision, performed some brilliant political maneuvering by both having President Jefferson (through his Secretary of State Madison) win the case and granting power to the courts that Jefferson despised. Jefferson couldn’t do anything against the decision, since he actually won, and he came to further despise his cousin, Chief Justice John Marshall. (Yep, they were cousins.)
