Which of the following statements asserts Marshall's purpose in writing this section of the Marbury v. Madison Court opinion? A."It seems only necessary to recognize certain principles, supposed to have been long and well established, to decide [the question, whether an act, repugnant to the constitution, can become the law of the land]."

B."This original and supreme will organizes the government and assigns to different departments their respective powers."

C. "It is a proposition too plain to be contested that the Constitution controls any legislative act repugnant to it, or that the Legislature may alter the Constitution by an ordinary act."

D. "the court must determine which of these conflicting rules governs the case"