Problem 1.8 Examine eachłof the following situations and determine for each whether
it involves the principle of separation of powers, checks and balances, judi-
cial review, federalism, or some combination of these principles. Specify the
principle or principles involved and explain your answer.
a. A state law requires that a prayer be said each day in public schools.
The courts rule that the law violates a First Amendment clause that
prohibits the government from establishing a religion.
b. The U. S. Congress passes a law requiring that Supreme Court sessions
be televised.
c. Because a prison is very old and overcrowded, a state court orders the
state legislature to spend $100 million on a new prison.
on to Law and the Legal System

a) This scenario demonstrates checks and balances, judicial review, and (potentially) federalism. The courts are exercising a check on the legislature by conducting a judicial review of the school prayer law. This judicial review finds that the law violates rights established in the Constitution. Federalism is possibly demonstrated if the courts in this example are federal courts.

b) The scenario demonstrates checks and balances. The legislature can pass a law that increases the transparency of the courts.

c) This scenario raises a question of separation of powers and judicial review. Some would argue that the courts should not order expensive construction projects, since the power to set budgets is reserved by legislatures. On the other hand, the courts might argue that prison conditions are so bad that they violate constitutional rights, in which case the order to construct new prisons is an act of judicial review.

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