Read the excerpt from the majority opinion in the US Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison by John Marshall. Thus, the particular [wording] of the constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle, supposed to be essential to all written constitutions, that a law [in opposition to] the constitution is void; and that courts, as well as other departments, are bound by that instrument.
By establishing judicial review, John Marshall
A) limited the number of justices on the Court.
B) enacted term limits on the presidency.
C) placed limitations on state governments.
D) clarified the role of the Supreme Court.