USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

SUPREME COURT CASE ROE V WADE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Supreme Court has ____ which allows them to void laws if those laws violate the constitution.
A
judicial review
B
precedence
C
annulment power
D
judicial restraint
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The concept of Judicial Review has been adopted from the American Constitution. The Judiciary has the power to set aside any law passed by the parliament if it intervenes in the Constitution of India. Any law passed by the legislature that contravenes the Constitution can be made null and void by the Judiciary.

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 Supreme Court can declare a law ‘ultra vires’ or null and void if it is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution or contravenes any provision of the Constitution. This power is referred to as the power of judicial review.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Supreme Court can declare a law ‘ultra vires’ or null and void if it is against the letter and spirit of the Constitution or contravenes any provision of the Constitution. This power is referred to as the power of Judicial Review.

Detailed explanation-5: -Even though the term judicial review is nowhere mentioned in the Indian Constitution, the written constitution implicitly gives the Indian Judiciary the power of judicial review. All laws that are inconsistent with or in derogation of the Fundamental Rights shall be null and void.

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