Judicial review can be defined as
A) all cases argued before the Court that arrive upon the Court's grant.
B) the prior decisions judges should stick to when deciding cases.
C) the power of the courts to declare null and void laws of Congress that they find unconstitutional.
D) a theory of constitutional interpretation that determines the constitutionality of a law by ascertaining the intentions of those who wrote and ratified the Constitution.
E) a theory of constitutional interpretation that determines the constitutionality of a law in light of what the words of the Constitution obviously seem to say.
C
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a. the Center for American Progress b. the Cato Institute c. the Brookings Institution d. the Council on Foreign Relations
The program that provides health care for the poor is
a. Medicare. b. Medicaid. c. food stamps. d. Head Start.
Though democratic republic is the term most commonly applied to the United States' form of government, apply what you know of one non-democratic form of government (totalitarianism, authoritarianism, oligarchy, or aristocracy) and describe politics in the United States under that form of government.
What will be an ideal response?
The Texas Constitution requires that all ____ be governed by a commission that combines executive and legislative authority and is headed by a judge
a. counties b. municipalities c. general-law cities d. special districts e. school districts