Compare and contrast the two sides involved in the controversies associated with judicial review
What will be an ideal response?
Opponents of judicial review contend that judges have too much power: "The main alternative to judicial review is legislative supremacy, and the question is whether the courts have the power to overrule the decisions of elected legislators. Thus, today, opponents of judicial review call for the courts to give up the power to declare state or federal statutes unconstitutional" (Farber, 2003, p. 417). Proponents of judicial review, on the other hand, argue that there must be some watchdog to maintain the constitutionality of law, even if passed by elected bodies of government: "Essentially, judicial review is an attempt to solve a practical problem: how to keep politicians from violating individual rights or undermining the overall system of government for short-term gains" (Farber, 2003, p. 443).
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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
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A. threats B. artifice C. other fraudulent devices D. trick
If a suspect is lawfully arrested in an automobile, the police may search:
a. only the area inside the vehicle that was in the immediate control of the arrestee. b. the entire passenger compartment but may not open any containers therein. c. the entire passenger compartment and open any containers therein. d. the entire vehicle, including the trunk.