Author Question: Define judicial review, and explain its origins and development. ... (Read 93 times)

Deast7027 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Define judicial review, and explain its origins and development.

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Question 2

Describe the factors that have led to a growth in the power of the chief executive.

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Mollythedog · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1. Describe judicial review as the power of the judiciary to decide whether laws and other governmental actions are constitutional.
2. Recognize that the Constitution does not explicitly reference the power of judicial review.
3. Explain that the power of judicial review was first asserted in Marbury v. Madison and gained legitimacy over time.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1. Explain that the president's power has increased because problems in other countries have often created crises for the United States that required immediate emergency action.
2. Note that media coverage of the president's actions during headline-generating events and summit conferences with foreign leaders has contributed to raising the president's status.
3. Identify that national security concerns such as terrorism have contributed to assertions of greater executive authority in the Bush and Obama administrations.