Judicial Review: Checking the Other 2 Branches - U.S. Judicial Branch Series |...

Judicial review is the power of the Supreme Court to determine if the actions of the legislative and executive branches are consistent with the Constitution, and to declare them null and void if they are not.

**Think Further Questions:
1. Why is the system of checks and balances important?
2. Judicial review has been used to both slow down and support civil rights causes. Why is it used differently in different cases? What factors could affect justices’ interpretations of the Constitution?
3. Do you agree that the Constitution should be supreme over the legislature? Why or why not?

**Contents
00:00 - Introduction
00:19 - Explanation
00:30 - Definition
00:42 - The History
2:57 - So What?

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