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The (implied) power of the Supreme Court to determine whether laws passed by

Congress are constitutional or unconstitutional is known as

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The Judicial Review

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The ability to decide if a law violates the Constitution is called judicial review. It is this process that the judiciary uses to provide checks and balances on the legislative and executive branches. Judicial review is not an explicit power given to the courts, but it is an implied power.

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