Why can Venezuela and Portugal be described as having two of the most extensive systems of judicial review in the world?

a. All courts in each country can declare a law to be unconstitutional.
b. Each country has a specific constitutional court that can declare laws unconstitutional.
c. All courts in each country can determine the constitutionality of laws, but each country also has a specific court charged with that responsibility.
d. Determining constitutionality of laws is handled by the legislature in each country, so no law is passed until it is considered constitutional.


c. All courts in each country can determine the constitutionality of laws, but each country also has a specific court charged with that responsibility.

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