a) Judicial Review is the ability to review the actions by the executive and legislative branch and decide whether or not they are constitutional. This includes laws.
b) Judicial Review gives the SC the power to overturn actions or laws, and therefore creates a check over the other two branches. The president cannot do whatever he likes because there is a court who will review his actions (i.e. executive orders). The same applies to Congress, they could not join up with the president and create a crazy law because the Supreme Court could overturn it.
c) Four justices must agree to hear the case and they issue a writ of certorari.
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