The doctrine of judicial review ______.
A. is expressly provided for in the Constitution
B. holds that the Supreme Court possesses the authority to rule acts of Congress unconstitutional
C. is a modern creation of activist judges from the civil rights era
D. is only used to issue nonbinding advisory opinions
Answer: B
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