Since the Second ________, judicial review over legislation has become commonplace in Western democracies.
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James Madison
________- the same person who was a primary architect of the Constitution in 1787- became secretary of state under Jefferson.
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facet of US
In the early nineteenth century, no ________ law distinguished American law more from civilian legal systems than the institution of judicial review.
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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.
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James Madison
the same person who was a primary architect of the Constitution in 1787-became secretary of state under Jefferson
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Second World War
Since the _______________, judicial review over legislation has become commonplace in Western democracies.
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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.
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Marbury
____________ said that it’s the courts’ obligation to interpret what the Constitution says.
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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.
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