2025 civics test · Question 51 of 128 · System of Government
What does the judicial branch do?
In Chinese 司法部门的职责是什么？
Official answers
- Reviews laws审查法律
- Explains laws解释法律
- Resolves disputes (disagreements) about the law解决有关法律的争端（分歧）
- Decides if a law goes against the (U.S.) Constitution判定法律是否违反（美国）宪法
Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
The judicial branch, made up of the courts, reviews and explains laws and settles disagreements about what the law means. Through judicial review, courts can decide whether a law goes against the U.S. Constitution, and if it does, the law cannot be enforced. This is the judiciary's main check on the other two branches.