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The power of Judicial Review is the major check that the judicial branch has over the other two (legislative and executive) branches of the U.S. government. Judicial review allows the federal courts to rule actions of the President and Congress unconstitutional, and thus overturn them.
A judicial review is a judicial body empowered to annul lower courts rulings if they conflict with the constitution. A judicial review, for instance, might rule that a state can not decree that everyone with blue eyes be imprisoned because this conflicts with federally granted rights.
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Judicial review
Marbury v. Madison, 5 US 137 (1803)John Marshall is frequently credited with establishing the doctrine of judicial review. Judicial review allows for the Supreme Court to rule a law unconstitutional, in effect nullifying the law. Judicial review is an example of a check the judicial branch has against the legislative branch.
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The case of Marbury v. Madison in 1803 created the concept of "judicial review". Judicial review is the power to determine whether any laws are contrary to the Constitution. This power is not specifically given to the judicial branch in the Constitution, however it is the main check and balance the judicial branch has against the legislative and executive branch.
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The Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789, unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court first asserted the power of judicial review by declaring an act of Congress, the Judiciary Act of 1789, unconstitutional.