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Why is judicial review one of the most significant powers of American judges?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Mass media includes magazines, newspapers, radio, and television, but not the Internet.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Describe judicial review as a process that permits judges to invalidate actions by other governmental actors; judges can strike down statutes enacted by Congress or invalidate actions by the president by declaring that those statutes or actions violate the Constitution.
2, Explain that federal judges often use their interpretations of the amendments in the Bill of Rights as the basis for judicial review.

Answer to Question 2

FALSE



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