Sentences with 'overturn'
Example sentences and phrases with the word overturn and other words derived from it.
• « In short, in stark contrast to the advances in astronomy that demonstrated that the Earth is not at the centre of the cosmos, it was easier to overturn the entire view of the universe than to alter sex roles and stereotypes. »
• « However, Marshall also held that the Judiciary Act of Congress of 1789, which would have given the Supreme Court the power to grant Marbury's appeal, was unconstitutional because the Constitution did not allow cases like Marbury's to go directly to the Supreme Court. Marshall thus established the principle of judicial review, which strengthened the court by asserting its power to review (and possibly overturn) the actions of Congress and the president. Jefferson did not like it, but neither did Marbury, who received his commission. »