Judicial Review: The Judicial Debate By John B. Jackson

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Judicial Review was always argued by John B. Gibson, Anti federalist and even President Andrew Jackson, identifying several arguments against it, for example; “Judicial review could lead to political turmoil if the other branches of government, or state, refuses to acquiesce to the court’s interpretation of the constitution”. Anti-federalists were against the judicial review like Brutus, who feared that the court would use judicial review to eliminate the power of the state courts, they believe it’s a threat since it could enforce Supreme Court decisions which President Andrew Jackson disagree with “Judicial review makes the judiciary equal or even superior to the legislature, even though judges are not elected”. Federalist 78 was the 78th