The power of the Supreme Court to declare actions of the other branches of government to be unconstitutional is known as
A) judicial review.
B) judicial activism.
C) legislative ratification.
D) the supremacy doctrine.
E) the Madisonian model.

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The power of the Supreme Court to declare actions of the other branches of government to be unconstitutional is known as judicial review. This power was asserted by the Supreme Court in the landmark case Marbury v. Madison in 1803.

The Power of the Supreme Court to Declare Actions of the Other