Judicial review is the power of courts to strike down unconstitutional government actions.

Evidence

When a government exceeds the powers granted to it, when a branch of government exercises powers conferred on another branch, or when a government infringes on constitutionally protected rights, its actions are unconstitutional. Those who are injured by the government’s unconstitutional actions may challenge them in the courts and call on judges to invalidate those actions. The power of the courts to determine whether the government’s actions are consistent with the Constitution, and to invalidate those that are not, is known as judicial review. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1383

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the core concept of judicial review that anchors the whole course topic.
• XREF: connects to: Supreme Court has struck down 160 federal and 1,100 state statutes. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 154; The Constitution, not its own precedents, is the Supreme Court’s supreme authority. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1401; Judicial review is the judiciary’s core duty and province — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1368 (+7 more)

Broader Connections

• Judicial review is the judiciary’s core duty and province #expands (0.95) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 1368
• Courts have the essential duty to interpret conflicting laws and constitutions #expands (0.85) — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 481
• For me, the use of the six forms of constitutional argument is the way we decide constitutional questions in the American legal culture. The use of these six forms maintains the legitimacy of… #expands (0.75)