Objective:
Warm-up:
- Do the people have any recourse? In other words, can anything be done about this? If so, what?
- In the US, all courts have the power to review decisions of other branches and determine their constitutionality, but he final power of judicial review rests with nine appointed judges. In England, the decisions of the highest court are subject to review by the legislature. Who is best suited to have this authority? Explain and defend your answer.
- Could we have a workable system of government without judicial review? How would such as system be organized?
- Does the fact that the Court currently has the power to review actions of the legislative and executive branches relieve these two branches of the obligation to review their own decisions to be certain they are constitutional?
Homework:
Answer Questions 4-6
Define/Contextualize through federal system