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Crash Course Government and Politics
Judicial Review: Crash Course Government #21
Season 1
Episode 21
Today, Craig Benzine is going to tell you about the Supreme Court's most important case, Marbury v. Madison, and how the court granted itself the power of judicial review. Judicial review is the power to examine and invalidate actions of the legislative and executive branches.
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