Compare and contrast the supreme court case of employment division v. smith (1990) with the religious freedom restoration act of 1993.

One of the Supreme Court's major powers is the power to review laws to determine their legality under the Constitution. This power is called judicial review. This an increasingly controversial power, as it becomes more often used. Their is a great deal of subjectivity involved in this process, and since the Supreme Court consists of only 9 justices, it gives a small, unelected group the ability to strike down virtually any law.

Many argue that this gives the judicial branch power beyond its intended scope, especially with regard the legislative branch. Indirectly, this also gives the executive branch a great deal of power, since the President has the power to nominate new justices. 

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1) checks and balances- this idea is implemented in the constitution to ensure that no one branch of the federal government gains too much power. for example, the legislative branch(congress) can approve a bill that will then be sent to the executive branch (president). if the president does not like the bill or thinks that it violates the rights of citizens, he/she can veto the bill. vetoing the bill stops the bill from becoming a law. this check on power ensures that congress makes laws that do not violate the rights of citizens.

2) anti-federalists do not want to ratify the constitution unless it includes a bill of rights. the anti-federalists are worried that the constitution gives too much power to the federal government. having a strong central government caused problems when the us was still part of great britain. this is why the anti-federalists are fearful of this type of system.

3) federalists want a new constitution passed because it will fix america's weak political structure. before the us constitution is implemented, the constitution being used is known as the articles of confederation. this constitution has an extremely weak central government, allowing for disunity among the states.

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