How did the 1803 ruling in marbury v. madison affect the balance of power in the federal government?
it made the executive branch stronger than the other branches.
it gave the executive branch a way to check the power of the supreme court.
it gave the judicial branch a way to check the power of congress.
it made the judicial branch stronger than the other branches.

The 1803 ruling in Marbury v. Madison affected the balance of power in federal governments by giving the judicial branch a way to check the power of Congress. Option C is corect.

They established the power to judicial review, in other words, the power to review laws and actions from Congress and the President to determine whether they are constitutional.

Marbury v. Madison, was a U.S. Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review in the United States, so that American courts have the power to strike down laws, statutes, and certain government actions that infringe the U.S. Constitution.