This power of "judicial review" has given the Court a crucial responsibility in assuring individual rights, as well as in maintaining a "living Constitution" whose broad provisions are continually applied to complicated new situations.
I posted it in response to arthurus as it appears that is what he "lifted" for his dissertation.
There is an old book about the notes during the debates on the Constitution. It is the best "brief" I have ever read.
I think the title is "54 men and the Constitution"...based on the notes of Madison (I think that's pretty close to the title)
I'll look it up.
It addresses as a problem...the Supreme Court has no check.
This also addresses what would happen if there were more poor people and the power they could wield. We saw that with the election of Obama.
The book is inexpensive. Well worth the read.
This is what we should use as a teaching tool in our schools.