The Supreme Court's Power to Review Acts of Congress Has

question 12

Multiple Choice

The Supreme Court's power to review acts of Congress has NOT been seriously questioned because

• A)Congress granted the power of judicial review to the Court in the Federal Judicial Review Act of 1798.
• B)Congress and the president always agree with the decisions made by the Court.
• C)the Constitution explicitly grants this power to the Court in the judicial review clause of Article III.
• D)the Court has been reluctant to strike down congressional laws and has overturned only a small number over the last 200 years.

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