2.8 The Judicial Branch
The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice
The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice
Explain the principle of judicial review and how it checks the power of other institutions and state governments.
The foundation for the powers of the judicial branch and how its independence checks the power of other institutions and state governments are outlined in:
Article III of the Constitution
REQUIRED FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS The Constitution of the United States Federalist No. 78
REQUIRED SUPREME COURT CASE Marbury v. Madison (1803)