What is the role of judicial review in american constitutional government?

The correct answer is C) it gives the court the power to invalidate any federal or state law that they believe violates the Constitution.

The other options of the question were A) it provides the executive and legislative branches with another check on the powers of the judicial branch. B) it allows the federal courts to review proposed legislation and possible executive actions for potential issues. D) it interprets the vague language of the Constitution, which allows the document to survive changes in society.

The role of judicial review in the American constitutional government is "it gives the court the power to invalidate any federal or state law that they believe violates the Constitution."

The founding fathers of the US and drafters of the Constitution were so smart to establish a division of powers in the federal government, based on a system of checks and balances in which none of the branches had more power than the other. One of the powers of the judicial branch -the Supreme Court- is its power to declare unconstitutional any law that they consider it so. This creates a counterweight to the decisions made by the two houses of Congress or the President of the US.

checks and balances are needed to keep the government running smoothly, they allow the three branches of government to overrule one another so that one branch of government does not become too powerful.