If a law is found to be in conflict with the Constitution, the judicial branch has the authority to declare that law unconstitutional through a process known as judicial review. This means that the law is effectively nullified and cannot be enforced. The courts, particularly the Supreme Court, play a crucial role in interpreting the Constitution and ensuring that all laws align with its principles. This process helps maintain the rule of law and protects individual rights.
It is to decide if a law goes against the constitution.
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Judicial review.
If one goes by the original writing that is found within the Constitution, then none of the branches of government (executive, legislative, or judicial) has the authority to interpret the Constitution. It was not until the court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) that Chief Justice John Marshall established the concept of judicial review. Judicial review simply states that if any act of government goes against the federal Constitution, then that act is invalid. Now, the theory of judicial review every act that is repugnant is invalid, but in practice the suit has to be brought before the federal Supreme Court (state supreme courts if it is a conflict about state acts). So, to answer the question, the judicial branch is responsible for "interpreting" the Constitution.
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First, Congress (legislative branch) needs to think of a law relating to gun control. Then, if the president (executive branch) agrees with it, he/she will sign it. Then, it goes to the judicial branch where the court of nine judges decides if it is against the constitution or not. If it is not against it, then it will become a law. So, you basically need all of the branches to make a law.
Judicial Review
It is in the judicial branch. Article 3 of the Constitution vests the judicial power of the new government in the US Supreme Court. Article 3 goes on to authorize Congress to create other lower courts, like trial and appeals courts, as it sees fit.
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The Judicial Branch hears cases regarding laws of the nation, and weighs them with respect to the Constitution and unwritten precedents. So, in a way, both, but it is easiest to picture the Constitution as the ruler to which the courts measure laws to determine their constitutionality.
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