The courts play an essential role in upholding the rule of law, particularly when they hear complaints from minority groups or persons who may hold minority views. Equality before the law is so integral to the U.S. system of government that when a majority, intentionally or unintentionally, violates the rights of a minority, the Court sees fit to hear both sides of the controversy in court. The American democratic system is not always based on the simple majority rule. Certain principles are so important to the nation that the majority has agreed not to interfere in these areas. For example, the Bill of Rights was adopted because concepts such as freedom of religion, freedom of expression, equal treatment and due process were considered so important that even a majority should not be allowed to change them. The rule of law is a principle under which all individuals, institutions and bodies are responsible for laws that: To see how well you know the information, try the quiz or test the activity. If you placed seven or more cards in the Don`t know box, click Repeat to try those cards again. You can also move the cards with your keyboard as follows: Use these memory cards to remember information. Look at the big map and try to remember what`s on the other side. Then click on the card to return it.
If you know the answer, click the Knowledge green box. Otherwise, click the red Don`t know box. If you accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box. The Constitution of the United States is the fundamental law of the nation. It codifies people`s core values. The courts are responsible for interpreting the meaning of the Constitution as well as the meaning of all laws passed by Congress. The Federalist #78 further states that when a law passed by Congress conflicts with the Constitution, “the Constitution is preferable to the Statute, the intention of the people for the purpose of their agents.” “This conclusion in no way implies a superiority of the judiciary over the legislative power. It only assumed that the power of the people was superior to both; and that if the will of the legislature, declared in its statutes, is contrary to the will of the people proclaimed in the Constitution, judges should be governed by the Constitution and not by the former. They should regulate their decisions by basic laws and not by non-fundamental ones. More than 200 years ago, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay published a series of essays promoting the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, now known as the Federalist Papers.
In explaining the need for an independent judiciary, Alexander Hamilton noted in The Federalist #78 that the federal courts were “designed as an intermediary between the people and their legislature” to ensure that the people`s representatives acted only within the authority conferred on Congress by the Constitution. Mark Dimunation talks about the Federalist Papers. The collection of 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay was written between 1787 and 1788 to encourage states to ratify the Constitution. If you need a break, try one of the other activities listed under memory cards, such as Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although you feel like you`re playing a game, your brain is always making more connections with the information to help you.