LESSON INTRODUCTION Visiting Salem

In 1692, trouble started brewing in the Salem area.

Neighbors became suspicious of one another and began to accuse each other of being witches. Mass hysteria led to witch trials, hangings, and burnings.

Me! why was marbury v. madison such an important case? a. it confirmed that the supreme court was more powerful than congress but less powerful than the president b. it confirmed the authority of the supreme court to review a law in to determine whether or not that law is constitutional. c. it confirmed the authority of congress to increase or decrease the power of the supreme court. d. it gave the supreme court the power to confirm federal judges.