Which of the following statements regarding judicial review is correct?
A)The framers purposely did not include it in the Constitution because they believed the judiciary should never have this authority
B)The framers of the Constitution likely assumed that Congress would abolish the judiciary quickly and therefore did not feel judicial review was necessary
C)The framers clearly intended that the Supreme Court would not have the power to declare state legislation unconstitutional
D)The framers never considered the possibility that the judiciary would do anything other than preside over criminal trials making judicial review irrelevant
E)The framers probably did not include it in the Constitution because they believed justices could infer they had the power, from certain general provisions and the necessity of interpreting and applying a written constitution

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Many scholars believe that the framers did not explicitly include judicial review in the Constitution because they assumed it would be implied from the necessity of interpreting and applying a written constitution, as well as from certain general provisions.

Which of the Following Statements Regarding Judicial Review Is Correct