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29 GSHAWTY!!!

• Concept of Judicial Review
• BY Joshua Alexander JJ Tha Jetplane Jackson

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The Greatest American of All TIME!!!

• THE FIRST PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF A
• JOHN HANSON

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Judicial Review

• Stands as the basic principle of the Checks and
  Balances system
• It is a POWER of the Federal Court system!!!
• The power of courts to determine whether what
  government does is in accord with what the
  Constitution provides

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In other words in conclusion to sum it all up
To get down to the Nitty Gritty

• It is the power of the Federal Court System to
  determine the constitutionality of a governmental
  action at any level, federal, state, or local.

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Continued

• Judicial Review is the power to declare a
  governmental action found to violate some
  provision in the constitution unconstitutional!!!

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What You Know Know Good???

• This so called power of Judicial Review is held
  by all Federal courts and by most State courts.
• To be quite Frankthe Power is within all courts
  of record

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But Hold the Phone

• The ultimate exercise of that power rests with
  the Supreme Court of the U.S. of A
• This makes the Supreme Court the FINAL Authority
  of the interpretation of the Constitution

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Marbury V. Madison

• This was the first case to assert the Power of
  Judicial Review in 1803
• Thomas Jefferson (Democratic Republican) had just
  won Presidency and controlled both houses
• The Federalist tried to pack the Judiciary with
  Loyal party members
• New judgeships were created in 1801 and John
  Adams filled them with Federalist

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Actual Document
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• Marbury was appointed to one of the seats on
  March 3rd, 1801 the last day President Adams was
  in office
• Jefferson discovered that the commissions had not
  yet been delivered
• Jefferson had Madison, who was the Secretary of
  State not deliver the commissions
• Marbury went to the Supreme Court demanding the
  commission

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• Marshall (Chief Justice) refused Marburys
  request saying the Judiciary Act violated Article
  III section 2 therefore it declared
  unconstitutional
• This case established the power of Judicial
  Review and the power of the S.C. to determine
  constitutionality of government actions