The Supreme Court and Judicial Review

Mission Brief #69

🎯 Your mission

Spot the fair part. Spot the unfair part.

⚡ The twist

Laws change. Power changes who gets to change them.

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Checks and balances ensure no branch becomes too powerful. The President can veto laws; Congress can override vetoes; the Supreme Court can strike down unconstitutional laws.

Key facts

Remember these

1Citizens elect representatives to make laws.
2The U.S. has three branches of government.
3The Constitution was written in 1787.

Then & Now

🏛️ The rule you'll meet today is still on the books — sort of.

Question 1 of 2

What is the Constitution?

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Question 2 of 2

What are checks and balances?

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