Question

1. the marbury vs. madison supreme court case gave the referees the power of ________ to declare acts of the legislative and executive branches ________ if they violated the constitution.
2. when each of the three branches use their separate powers to limit or regulate the power of the other two branches so that no one branch be too powerful, this is called __________.

word bank: executive pardon lawbreakers referees judicial review veto judicial u.s. constitution checks and balances legislative unconstitutional

Explanation:

1. The Marbury vs. Madison case established the power of judicial review, allowing the judicial branch to declare acts of the legislative and executive branches unconstitutional.
2. The system where each of the three branches uses its powers to limit the others is called checks and balances.

Answer:

1. Judicial Review; Unconstitutional
2. checks and balances