argued that judicial review protected the will of the people by making
the Constitution supreme over the legislature, which might only
reflect the temporary will of the people. Madison wrote that if a pub-
lic political process determined the constitutionality of laws, the Con-
stitution would become fodder for political interests and partisanship.
However, the practice of judicial review was, and continues to be, a
controversial power because it gives justices—who are appointed
rather than elected by the people—the authority to void legislation
made by Congress and state lawmakers.- The passage suggests that the practice of judicial review allows the
court to
a. wield enormous power.
b.determine foreign policy.
c. make laws that reflect the principles of the Constitution.
d.rewrite laws that are unconstitutional.
e.make amendments to the Constitution. - The image of the Constitution as a “living” document(lines 10 and
11) implies that
a. the supreme law of the land cannot be altered in any way.
b.it can only be amended through a difficult process.
c. its principles need to be adapted to contemporary life.
d.the original document is fragile and needs to be preserved in
the Library of Congress so that it will not deteriorate.
e.it will die if it is interpreted by the court. - In line 5, declaremost nearly means
a. narrate.
b.recite.
c. proclaim.
d.predict.
e.acknowledge. - The last sentence (lines 23–26) in the passage provides
a. a specific example supporting the argument made earlier.
b.a summary of the points made earlier.
c. an explanation of the positions made earlier.
d.a prediction based on the argument made earlier.
e.a counter-argument to the views referred to earlier.
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