Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Does the prerogative of Judicial Review held by the Supreme Court compliment or detract from the ideal of representative democracy and of pluralism?

In order to
answer this question, lets first define the terms.


Representative democracy is a form of government in which
the people of the nation elect representatives to make and enforce laws.


Pluralism in government is a system in which there are
more than one governing body.In the United States, there are three branches of government: the
legislative, executive, and judicial branches.This separation of powers is supported by a system
of checks and balances, which prevents one branch from becoming too powerful.


Judicial review is a process of the court reviewing a law
that has been passed.The point of judicial review is to ensure that unconstitutional laws are
not passed by the legislative branch.The power of the judiciary to review and reject laws is an
aspect of checks and balances.

Now, how might someone see judicial review as
detracting from representative democracy and pluralism ?If people elect
politicians they believe will represent their interests, they may not appreciate...

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