The power of the courts to declare an act of the legislature or executive unconstitutional and therefore void is called
Ajudicial immunity.
Bjudicial independence.
Cjudicial review.CORRECT
Djudicial precedent.
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Why the answer is C, and why the others tempt you.
Judicial review is the main check the judiciary exercises over the other organs. Precedent is the doctrine of following earlier decisions, independence is the freedom of judges from interference, and immunity protects judges from lawsuits over their judicial acts.
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