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A conception of judicial review that believes courts should not overturn laws or government actions unless there is a clear directive in the Constitution is known as:

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Answer: Judicial Restraint

Explanation: Judicial Restraint is a doctrine in law implemented in varying ways in differing jurisdictions, that authorities within the judicial branch of government may examine and make rulings on the legal validity of decisions and actions of the legislative and executive branches of government and, in some jurisdictions, of others within the judicial branch itself.

In essence, it encourages judges to limit the use of their power in some special cases that may be deemed constitutional

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