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The case Marbury vs. Madison in 1803 made this possible with the establishment of judicial review by Chief Justice John Marshall.

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Fletcher v. Peck

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Q: What was the first Supreme Court case in which the court declared a state law unconstitutional?
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Declared unconstitutional by the supreme court


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They can appeal to the United States Supreme Court to have the law be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court's right to judicial review.


Can the president override a decision of the Court?

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This congressional oversight power was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.?

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When an amendment has been ratifiedit can be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

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Was redistricting after a census declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 1964?

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The Kentucky and Virgina Resolutions declared that?

States declare laws unconstitutional, not the Supreme Court.