Power of courts to determine if laws are constitutional is called what?

• A. Voting Qualifications
• B. Judicial Review
• C. Checks and Balances
• D. Preamble

Answer: (B)

Judicial Review is the authority of courts to determine whether laws or government actions violate the Constitution. This power lets the judiciary check legislation and executive actions by striking down those that don’t align with constitutional limits, keeping laws within the framework set by the Constitution. A key historical moment for this idea is Marbury v. Madison, which established that courts have the final say on constitutional questions. Other terms refer to related ideas but aren’t the specific power being described: voting qualifications are about who may vote, checks and balances describes how the branches limit each other, and the Preamble is the opening part of the Constitution.