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In all democracies courts play some political role, but none has such formidable political power as the Supreme Court of the United States. As the final court of appeal, it has the power through judicial review to declare any action by any branch of government unconstitutional. This essay is going to examine whether the un-elected Supreme Court with the power of judicial review adds to, or is incompatible with democracy. However to understand why the …

…the issue went through legislative channels. As Edwin Meese put it, ‘…The problem with this approach [non-interpretive review] is not that it is bad Constitutional law, but that it is not Constitutional law. (McKeever, 2000, p.136) REFERENCE Maidment, R, (2000) The United States in the Twentieth Century, Democracy, Hodder & Stoughton, London. Hodder- Williams, (2000) The United States in the Twentieth Century, Democracy, Hodder & Stoughton, London. McKeever, R, (2000) The United States in the Twentieth Century, Democracy, Hodder & Stoughton, London.