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It's when a law is in conflict with another amendment within the Constitution or another law. Or generally, a law that is wrong to have and defies the Constitution alone.
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What branch changes a unconstitutional law?
The judicial branch can say if a law is unconstitutional.
What do you call a law that conflicts with a constituton?
A law that violates the constitution is said to be unconstitutional.
What do you call a law that does not agree with the Constitution?
They are called "unconstitutional laws".
If a law violates the US Constitution it is said to be?
Any practice or law that violates the constitution is unconstitutional.
Can the US Justice department declare a law is unconstitutional?
No, an Appeals Court cannot 'find' a law unconstitutional. They might declare a law to be unconstitutional IN THEIR BELIEF, but they can only overturn the decision of the lower court and/or return it to them for further action or consideration. Only the U.S. Supreme Court can find a law unconstitutional.
What word do the courts use to define an illegal act of the government?
Unconstitutional
Does Congress has the authority to overturn a law for being unconstitutional?
Congress can REPEAL any law, constitutional or not. Only the Court can overturn a law because it is unconstitutional.
What was South Carolina's argument for nullification?
That a state had the right to ignore a law, if it thought the law was unconstitutional
What laws are those that a judge finds to be in conflict with the US Constitution?
A law which conflicts with a constitution is said to be unconstitutional.
What do you call a law that doest agree with the constitution?
an unconstitutional law
What is the immediate effect if a a law is declared unconstitutional?
When a law is declared unconstitutional, it is nullified and becomes unenforceable. Sometimes Congress quickly rewrites the law to bring it into compliance with the Constitution.
What is the immediate effect if the a law is declared unconstitutional?
When a law is declared unconstitutional, it is nullified and becomes unenforceable. Sometimes Congress quickly rewrites the law to bring it into compliance with the Constitution.
