MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Make laws, coin money, impose and collect taxes, ____
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Enforce laws, command the army and navy, make treaties, ____
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Interpret laws, judicial review, ____
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Judicial review is the process by which the court declares any law which goes against the constitution as void.
Detailed explanation-2: -The judiciary is that branch of the government that interprets the law, settles disputes and administers justice to all citizens. The judiciary is considered the watchdog of democracy, and also the guardian of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -judicial review, power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive, and administrative arms of the government and to determine whether such actions are consistent with the constitution. Actions judged inconsistent are declared unconstitutional and, therefore, null and void.
Detailed explanation-4: -In India, the Constitution itself confers the power of judicial review on the Judiciary (both the Supreme Court and High Courts). Further, the Supreme Court has declared the power of judicial review as a basic feature of the Constitution or an element of the basic structure of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-5: -The principal role of the judiciary is to protect rule of law and ensure supremacy of law. It safeguards rights of the individual, settles disputes in accordance with the law and ensures that democracy does not give way to individual or group dictatorship.