Chapter 6: Judicial Review

World War

World War

Since the Second ________, judicial review over legislation has become commonplace in Western democracies.

James Madison

________- the same person who was a primary architect of the Constitution in 1787- became secretary of state under Jefferson.

facet of US

In the early nineteenth century, no ________ law distinguished American law more from civilian legal systems than the institution of judicial review.

Judicial review

________ is the idea that courts have the authority to review the acts of legislatures or officials and to declare void statutes and orders that conflict with the Constitution.

James Madison

the same person who was a primary architect of the Constitution in 1787-became secretary of state under Jefferson

Second World War

Since the _______________, judicial review over legislation has become commonplace in Western democracies.

Thomas Jefferson

The dispute arose after _____________ won the presidency in 1800 and the Federalist Party, which had ruled since the nation’s founding, had to surrender authority to a new administration.

Marbury

____________ said that it’s the courts’ obligation to interpret what the Constitution says.

state courts

The same power of review is held by the various _____________, which measure state laws and official actions under both the federal and state constitutions.