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Judicial Review and Legislative Sovereignty

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In the landmark 1803 case Marbury v. Madison, the U.S. Supreme Court declared that it has the power to strike down laws that conflict with the Constitution, establishing judicial review even though the Constitution itself does not explicitly grant it.

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What happens when a democratically elected parliament passes a law that violates the constitution? Can a court simply strike it down? This is the power of judicial review—an idea that shakes the very foundation of legislative supremacy.