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What is Judicial Review? Describe it in detail, please.

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Judicial review is the power of courts to decide the validity of acts of the legislative and executive branches of government. If the courts decide that a legislative act is unconstitutional, it is nullified. ... The power was first asserted by Chief Justice John Marshall in 1803, in the case of Marbury v. Madison.

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the Judaical review is a power of the courts of a country to examine the actions of the legislative, executive and administrative arms of the government. it determines whether actions are consistent and also with the constitution actions that are judged and considered inconsistent are declared unconstitutional and are null and void.

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