USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

PRESIDENT JEFFERSONS ELECTION AND JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Power of the courts to declare something as unconstitutional is known as
A
vetoing a bill
B
judicial review
C
popular sovereignty
D
federalism
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 Supreme Court has been vested with the power of judicial review. It means that the Supreme Court may review its own judgment order. Judicial review can be defined as the competence of a court of law to declare the constitutionality or otherwise of a legislative enactment. Q.

Detailed explanation-3: -Judicial review in India is a process by which the Supreme Court and the High Courts of India review executive or legislative actions. They may invalidate amendments, laws, acts and governmental actions that are incompatible with the terms of the Constitution of India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The powers of judicial review are delegated to the courts under Article 226 and Article 227 of the Constitution of India, as far as the High Courts are concerned, and in Article 32 and Article 136 with regard to the Supreme Court.

Detailed explanation-5: -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).

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