Difference between revisions of "Unconstitutional"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Autofire372 (talk | contribs) (New page: A law is deemed '''unconstitutional''' when it is found, by the Supreme Court of the United States, to violate a provision of the United States Constitution or one of its amendment...) |
(correcting defintion, + expanding) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | A law is | + | A law is '''unconstitutional''' when it conflicts with the Constitution of that country. In the [[United States]], generally federal courts are responsible for determining whether a law conflicts with the [[United States Constitution]] with the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] being the final arbiter. Courts have had this power since [[Marbury v. Madison]] although there is little explicit basis for the power in the Constitution itself. |
| − | + | ||
[[Category:Law]] | [[Category:Law]] | ||
Revision as of 03:05, August 6, 2007
A law is unconstitutional when it conflicts with the Constitution of that country. In the United States, generally federal courts are responsible for determining whether a law conflicts with the United States Constitution with the Supreme Court of the United States being the final arbiter. Courts have had this power since Marbury v. Madison although there is little explicit basis for the power in the Constitution itself.