Suppose the federal courts did not have the power of judicial review. Instead, all acts of Congress and the president would be considered constitutional. How would this change our system? Would the you favor such a change?
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This would give Congress and the president unchecked power to pass any laws or policies they wanted, without any fear of being challenged in court. Secondly, without the ability to check the constitutionality of laws and policies, there would be no way to ensure Show more…
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