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What is called the power of a court to evaluate actions and decisions made by other agencies of government?

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This is the concept of judicial review, set forth for the first time in McCulloch v. Maryland. This case held that courts are the arbiters who decide if other governmental agencies have created and set forth laws that are in comport with the Constitution.
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