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Judicial review is an exclusive power of appellate courts, most importantly the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS). It is able to  overturn any judicial ruling from another court (at federal or state level) or to ...

Authority, as it is described in this sense, refers to the concept of 'power cloaked in legitimacy', or the right to exercise power over others. Power may be described as being able to make someone do som...

The ‘Democratic Coalition’ consists of many differing groups with distinct policy priorities. One key group within the party’s base is African Americans who, after the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1...

The House of Representatives, also known as the ‘People’s Chamber’, arguably represents its constituents more effectively than the Senate. One reason for the House being better at representation is the na...

A unitary constitution is a constitution in which the power is concentrated in the form of a central government which has ultimate power and authority over its jurisdiction. A federal constitution, howeve...