Judicial review is part of the United States' system of checks and balances on government. The Supreme Court has the power to review acts of the Legislative (Congress) and Executive (Presidential) branches to ensure they don't become too powerful or abrogate the Constitutional rights of the country's citizens.
1972 This year is marked as a black year in history due to the use of terrorism entering sport with the massacre of 11 Israel Athletes by Arab Gunman. Also this is the beginning of the biggest political scandal in modern times and the start of the Watergate Scandal.
What happened in 1936 Major News Stories include Jesse Owens wins 4 Gold medals, The Queen Mary begins Atlantic crossings, Spanish Civil War begins, King Edward VIII abdicates to marry Wallis Simpson, Hoover Dam finished, BBC first public TV broadcasts, Crystal Palace Is Destroyed By Fire,. The 1936 Summer Olympics were held in Berlin, Germany. Germany's leader, Adolf Hitler, had hoped that the Germans would dominate the games and therefore back up his claims of racial superiority.