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What branch changes a unconstitutional law?
The judicial branch can say if a law is unconstitutional.
If a law violates the US Constitution it is said to be?
Any practice or law that violates the constitution 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".
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.
Can a law be overridden if it is challenged as unconstitutional?
Yes, a law can be overridden if it is challenged as unconstitutional. If a court determines that a law violates the constitution, it can be declared invalid and unenforceable.
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.
