This latter property is what enables investigators to calculate a margin of error.. To be precise, the laws of probability make it possible for us to calculate intervals of the form estimate +/- margin of error.
Congress can't reverse a US Supreme Court ruling, but they can rewrite an overturned law or can initiate a new constitutional amendment (must be ratified by 75 â¦ % of the states) to override the decision. They usually choose to rewrite the law, because it is extremely difficult to amend the Constitution.
In the landmark case Marbury v. Madison (1803), Marshall held that the Supreme Court could overturn a law passed by Congress if it violated the Constitution, legally cementing the power of judicial review.The Marshall Court also made several important decisions relating to federalism.he Marshall Court also made several decisions restraining the actions of state governments. The notion that the Supreme Court could consider appeals from state courts was established in Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816) and Cohens v. Virginia (1821).