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The Supreme Court decision in the case Marbury v. Madison is important because?
It allowed the Supreme Court to overrule an unconstitutional law.
What happens if the supreme court rules congress to be unconstitutional?
Since it is the Supreme Court that decides what is constitutional and what is not, the decisions of the Supreme Court cannot be unconstitutional, however, it is always possible for the Supreme Court to make new decisions which reverse older decisions. So in theory, if the Supreme Court does something wrong, they will be reversed by a later sitting of the same court (but with new judges).
What can the Supreme court do if a law is unconstitutional?
Strike it down
What can a supreme court do if a law is unconstitutional?
Strike it down
What can the supreme court do to a law?
The SC can declare a law constitutional or unconstitutional.
What happens when the supreme court decides that a law is unconstitution?
The law is nullified and may not be enforced against anyone, but it is not "repealed" in the sense that a legislature repeals laws it has made earlier. The unconstitutional law will remain on the books until the appropriate legislature makes an actual repeal to clear the books of the now useless law.
What can the state do to laws they think are unconstitutional?
They can appeal to the United States Supreme Court to have the law be declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court's right to judicial review.
What is one way the Supreme Court check the Senate?
the supreme court can declare laws unconstitutional
Court that decides if a law is allowed by the constitution?
Supreme
Congress passes a law The President vetoes it Congress overrides the veto The law is appealed to the Supreme Court which rules it unconstitutional What?
"What?" indeed! If the Supreme Court rules it unconstitutional, that ends it. The only ones who can overturn that are some future Supreme Court.
What does the supreme court call a unconstitutional law?
Any state or federal law, executive order or treaty that's relevant to a case under review in a court and operates contrary to the Constitution.
When the supreme court declares a law unconstitutional you have an example of?
Judicial Review
