Which statement comes closest to summarizing the meaning of this passage? a. courts should not try to interpret the laws. b. courts should interpret laws and the constitution. c. courts should follow the laws but not the constitution itself. d. courts should follow the laws of the legislatur

The correct answer is b. Courts should interpret laws and the Constitution.

The Supreme Court is the most important tribunal in the United States. All cases and controversies derived from the Constitution or the laws of the U.S. are of the competence of the  Supreme Court.

One important element of the Supreme Court is its authority to invalidate legislation or executive actions which conflict with the Constitution.

The Supreme Court guarantees U.S. citizens equal justice under law.

harding's opponent in the 1920 election was ohio governor and newspaperman james m. cox, who had won the democratic nomination in a 44-ballot convention battle. harding rejected the progressive ideology of the wilson administration in favor of the laissez-faire approach of the mckinley administration.