SS8 STAAR Snippet - Inline Choice (Marbury)

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This excerpt is from a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

Thus, the particular [wording] of the constitution of the United States confirms and strengthens the principle... that a law [not in agreement with] the constitution is void -- Marbury v. Madison, 1803

Complete the sentence by selecting the correct answers from the drop-down menus.

In writing this opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall invoked the principle of __________ for the first time and asserted the power of __________.