Wyatt CE 10b Judicial Review Snapshot

What is the power of judicial review?

• Power to stop the judicial branch from doing something unwise

• Grants more powers to the judicial branch of government

• Power to declare laws and executive actions unconstitutional

• Power to review a decision of a lower court

What does the U.S. Supreme Court decide?

• Constitutionality of federal laws

• Fairness of federal trial

• Guilt or innocence of people charged with federal crimes

• Guilt or innocence of people charged with state crimes

What does judicial review allow courts to do?

• Review laws and acts to see if they agree with the Constitution

• Change laws of the Constitution

• Create new laws

• Release criminals from jail

Which power did the Supreme Court gain through Marbury v. Madison

• Judicial Review

• Enforce laws

• Lawmaking Power

• Veto Power

Which court has the power of Judicial Review?

• U.S. Supreme Court

• Va. Supreme Court

• U.S. Court of Appeals

• Va Circuit Court

In which court case did the U.S. Supreme Court establish the power of Judicial Review?

• Dred Scott v. Sandford

• Brown v. Board of Education

• Marbury v. Madison

• Plessy v. Ferguson

The Supreme Court's power of Judicial Review allows it to -

• declare laws and acts of government unconstitutional

• declare appointments pf government officials unconstitutional

• create laws on behalf of citizens

• enforce laws on behalf of the government

Judicial review is an important check on what branches of government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Parliamentary

Which United States court determines the constitutionality of federal laws?

• Supreme

• District

• Court of Appeals

• Military

A law was deemed unconstitutional because it did not grant equal rights to all citizens. Who exercised this power?

• The House of Representatives

• The Senate

• The President

• The U.S. Supreme Court