USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE US CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE ARTICLES AND AMENDMENTS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which branch reviews and interprets the laws in the US?
A
Legislative Branch
B
Executive Branch
C
Judicial Branch
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Supreme Court of the United States.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The judicial branch decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws. However, judges depend on our government’s executive branch to enforce court decisions. Courts decide what really happened and what should be done about it.

Detailed explanation-4: -The best-known power of the Supreme Court is judicial review, or the ability of the Court to declare a Legislative or Executive act in violation of the Constitution, is not found within the text of the Constitution itself. The Court established this doctrine in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803).

Detailed explanation-5: -The U.S. Constitution establishes three separate but equal branches of government: the legislative branch (makes the law), the executive branch (enforces the law), and the judicial branch (interprets the law).

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