eli5 Constitutional review and amendments

Question

Guys, what does the term “constitutional review” actually mean? And what’s the connection between constitutional review and constitutional amendments?

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Answer 1

Constitutional review is when a court determines whether a law, ruling, etc. is consistent with the constitution.

A constitutional amendment is a change to the constitution.

If constitutional review determines that a law is not consistent with the constitution, the constitution would have to be amended in order to keep that law in place.