Marbury v. Madison did not immediately strengthen the Court's power in its relations with the president or Congress but provided precedent that the other branches' actors did not repudiate and a rationale for the Court's broad authority to declare acts of Congress unconstitutional.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)


True

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