Why was the decision in the case Marbury v. Madison (1803) of great importance in American history?Select one:A. In refusing to uphold Marbury's right to his commission, Chief Justice Marshall established an implicit political alliance with President Jefferson.B. President Jefferson used the public backlash against this decision to purge the federal judiciary of Federalists and to attempt to impeach Chief Justice Marshall.C. It marked the onset of a period of frequent declarations by the Supreme Court that laws enacted by the Republican-dominated Congress were unconstitutional.D. It marked the first occasion on which the Supreme Court declared that it had the power to rule national laws unconstitutional.

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