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'''Judicial review''' is the authority of the federal [[court]]s to declare [[law]] enacted by [[Congress]] un[[constitution]]al.<ref>US Government and Politics</ref>  [[Chief Justice]] Marshall established this doctrine in ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]'':

'''Judicial review''' is a legal term to describe the ability of the courts to subject executive and legislative actions to review (and possible invalidation).  In some countries, only executive powers can be judicially reviewed by a courts - in the United Kingdom and New Zealand for instance, the doctrine of parliamentary supremacy means that legislation cannot be set aside.  In many countries however, notably in the US, the courts play a role in determining the constitutionality of legislation.

 

==Review of legislation in the United States==

 

The authority of the federal [[court]]s to declare [[law]] enacted by [[Congress]] un[[constitution]]al.<ref>US Government and Politics</ref>  [[Chief Justice]] Marshall established this doctrine in ''[[Marbury v. Madison]]''

:It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.

:It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is.

This is not to be confused with additional unjustified power taken by the judiciary for itself that is known as [[judicial supremacy]] or [[judicial activism]].

This is not to be confused with additional unjustified power taken by the judiciary for itself that is known as [[judicial supremacy]] or [[judicial activism]].

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