Pros and Cons of Judicail review

Title: Pros and Cons of Judicail review
Category: Law & Government / Government & Politics | Words: 1017 | Pages: 4.3 (approximately 235 words/page)

Pros and Cons of Judicail review

        Judicial Review is the power given to Supreme court justices in which a judge has the power to reason whether a law is unconstitutional or not. Chief Justice John Marshall initiated the Supreme Court's right to translate the Constitution in 1803 following the case of Marbury Vs. Madison, in which he declared the Supreme Court as the sole interpreters of Constitutional law. This is one of the sole purposes of the Supreme Court of the United …showed first 75 words of 1017 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 1017 total…Others thought that one sole dictator or King could best run a successful government. Either way, I don't believe that anyone can contest the success of the United States' democratic setup, and its beliefs in protecting the rights of the individual. It was the beliefs of our forefathers to preserve the rights of man, and that 'All men are created equal'. These beliefs have molded one of the most successful political states in modern History.

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