American Government / Unit 9 Gov 413 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Judicial Review
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The idea
Judicial review is the courts' power to review actions of the other branches and the states, and to rule on their constitutionality.
In practice
A statute, an order, or a state law can each be struck as unconstitutional.
Where people slip
Review is the judiciary's heaviest check — and the Constitution never names it.
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