What argument was Oliver Wendell Holmes making in this quotation about how the federal system works?
"I do not think the United States would come to an end if we [the Court] lost our power to declare an Act of Congress void. I do think the Union would be imperiled if we could not make that declaration as to the laws of the several States."
- Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes
A. Laws passed by state governments are so varied and numerous that the federal government should have no say over their constitutionality.
B. Congress does not pass unconstitutional laws, so there is less need for the Supreme Court to review those laws.
C. All state laws should be reviewed by the Supreme Court to keep the federal system running.
D. The Supreme Court needs to be able to settle disputes between the states and the federal government by reviewing the constitutionality of state laws.
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