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The judicial branch can say if a law is unconstitutional.
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What branch has the power to the declare a law unconstitutional?
The Judicial branch.
Which branch of government can throw out a law because it is unconstitutional?
Judicial Branch
Can the executive branch say a law is unconstitutional?
No. This is the purview of the judicial branch of government.
What are the major duty's of the judicial branch?
To determine if a law is constitutional or if a law is unconstitutional.
Does the Judicial Branch have checks on any of the other Branches?
Yes. The Judicial Branch can declare a law unconstitutional, and it can declare presidential actions unconstitutional.
How could you explain the purpose of the judicial branch to children?
The purpose of the judicial branch is to stop unconstitutional laws passed by the Legislative branch from enforcement by the Executive branch. An unconstitutional law is any law that the Constitution did not give the Congress the power to enact legislation about.
How does the judicial check on the other branches?
the judicial branch checks the legislative branch by ruling a law passed by congress as unconstitutional. the judicial branch checks the executive branch by ruling the presidents acts as unconstitutional.
Where in the constitution does it say that the legislative branch can declare a law unconstitutional?
nowhere.
If the Judicial Branch declares a law unconstitutional is it checking the Legislative Branch or the Executive Branch?
mostly legislative but technically both
How can the judicial branch of government keep a bill from becoming a law?
Declaring it unconstitutional.
Can an arbitrator declare a law unconstitutional?
No, that is a power reserved for the courts of the Judicial Branch.
Which branch decides whether the Constitution is being followed?
The Judicial Branch decides whether or not a law is unconstitutional.
