An example of a checks-and-balances power of the Supreme Court is its power to

A. override a congressional declaration of war.
B. appoint judges to lower federal courts.
C. declare laws unconstitutional.
D. select the president when no candidate has a majority in the Electoral College.
E. ratify proposed constitutional amendments.


Answer: C

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