What was the importance of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
A) It established voting rights for women and freed slaves.
B) It overruled the Constitution by allowing state governments to enact laws that contradict it.
C) It established the power of the Supreme Court to rule acts of Congress as unconstitutional.
D) It ruled that Congress was subordinate to the judicial branch.
E) It established that the judicial branch could preapprove actions by the executive branch.
C
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