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title: "Political Question Doctrine"
type: Legal Term
source: https://casebriefly.com/legal-terms/political-question-doctrine
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# Political Question Doctrine

The political question doctrine holds that certain constitutional issues are non-justiciable because they are committed by the Constitution to the political branches (Congress or the President) rather than the courts. Under Baker v. Carr factors, a case presents a political question if there is a textual commitment to a coordinate branch, a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards, or the potential for embarrassment from multiple pronouncements on the subject by different branches.

## Related Terms

- standing
- mootness
- ripeness

## Related Cases

- rucho-v-common-cause
- bush-v-gore

## Example

Voters challenge partisan gerrymandering. The Court may hold that the constitutionality of partisan districting is a political question committed to the legislature.

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Source: [Political Question Doctrine — CaseBriefly](https://casebriefly.com/legal-terms/political-question-doctrine)