Author Question: Judicial review is A) the power of federal courts to scrutinize any legislative act to ensure ... (Read 51 times)

KimWrice · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

Judicial review is

A) the power of federal courts to scrutinize any legislative act to ensure legal consistency.
B) the right of Congress to approve presidential nominations to the courts.
C) the power of the Supreme Court to declare laws invalid if they violate the Constitution.
D) the power of Congress to review the decisions of federal and state courts.
E) the final stage in the legislative process.

Question 2

With its ruling in the case Marbury v. Madison, the U.S. Supreme Court established

A) the right of federal courts to hear state disputes.
B) the power of Congress to create additional federal courts.
C) the authority of the president to use a line-item veto on appropriations.
D) that state courts could not apply federal laws.
E) that the courts could review laws to determine whether they conflicted with the Constitution.