One may claim that the judiciary has historically been the weakest of the three branches. In fact, its power to exercise judicial review—its sole meaningful check on the other two branches—is not explicitly granted by the U.S Constitution. The U.S. Supreme Court exercised its power to strike down congressional acts as unconstitutional only twice prior to the Civil War: in Marbury v. Madison (1803) and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857). The Supreme Court has since then made more extensive use of judicial review.
If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (else, reply "unanswerable"): How many times prior to Dred Scott v. Sandford had the Supreme Court exercised its power to strike down congressional acts?
unanswerable
Man kan hävda att rättsväsendet historiskt sett har varit den svagaste av de tre grenarna. Faktum är att dess makt att utöva rättslig prövning – dess enda meningsfulla kontroll av de andra två grenarna – inte uttryckligen beviljas av USA:s konstitution. USA:s högsta domstol utövade sin makt att slå ner kongresshandlingar som grundlagsstridiga endast två gånger före inbördeskriget: i Marbury mot Madison (1803) och Dred Scott mot Sandford (1857). Högsta domstolen har sedan dess i större utsträckning använt sig av domstolsprövning. Om det är möjligt att besvara denna fråga, besvara den åt mig (annars, svara "osvarbart"): Hur många gånger före Dred Scott mot Sandford hade Högsta domstolen utövat sin makt att slå ner kongresshandlingar?
It can be argued that the judiciary has historically been the weakest of the three branches. In fact, its power to exercise judicial review—its only meaningful control of the other two branches—is not expressly granted by the United States Constitution. The United States Supreme Court exercised its power to suppress congressional acts as unconstitutional only twice before the Civil War: in Marbury v Madison (1803) and Dred Scott v Sandford (1857). Since then, the Supreme Court has made greater use of judicial review. If it is possible to answer this question, answer it for me (otherwise, answer "unanswerable"): How many times before Dred Scott v Sandford had the Supreme Court exercised its power to suppress congressional acts?
Osvarsbart
Unanswerable