In the early Republic, the United States Supreme Court established its status as a powerful organ of government in cases ruling in each of the following ways, EXCEPT
A. Reversed a state court interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
B. Reversed a state court interpretation of its state Constitution
C. Reversed a state court interpretation of a federal statue
D. Declared an act of Congress unconstitutional
ANSWER: B
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