Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Government and Politics: Judicial Review

In this episode, we discuss 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. It happens at both the state and federal court levels, but today we're going to focus primarily on the court at the top: the Supreme Court of the United States. [7:59]