USA HISTORY

SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861

DRED SCOTT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does “judicial review” allow the Supreme Court to do?
A
Decide if Congress’s laws follow the Constitution
B
Decide if presidential actions follow the Constitution
C
Decide if lower court decisions follow the Constitution
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -The courts have the power of judicial review. It is a process through which the judiciary can review and make judgments on the actions of legislative and the executive. The judiciary through the judicial review assures that the parliament is not misusing its powers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The power of judicial review was first introduced in the supreme court in the case of Marbury v. Madison (1803) in which the powers of the supreme court was established by limiting the power of the congressional by declaring the legislation unconstitutional.

Detailed explanation-4: -Judicial Review means the power of the Supreme Court (or High Courts) to examine the constitutionality of any law if the Court arrives at the conclusion that the law is inconsistent with the provisions of the Constitution, such a law is declared as unconstitutional and inapplicable.

There is 1 question to complete.