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Which of the following was the important precedent established by Marbury v. Madison of 1803?

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Which of the following was the important precedent established by Marbury v. Madison of 1803?

It established the Supreme Court as the ultimate authority on the U.S. Constitution.

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Marbury v. Madison, (1803) is often cited as the case that affirmed the Supreme Court's right of judicial review. Marbury is the first case in which the US SupremeCourt declared an act of Congress unconstitutional (Section 13 of the Judiciary Act of 1789).
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