What message does declaring a policy unconstitutional send to the executive and legislature?

Correct answer: Public power may be used only within constitutional limits

The correct answer is A: public power must remain within constitutional limits. The Constitution is the supreme legal framework, so the executive must act according to it and the legislature must make laws consistent with it. When a competent court declares a policy unconstitutional, it does not mean that every government decision is invalid or that the court takes over policy-making. It means that the particular policy conflicts with a constitutional requirement, such as a fundamental right, a division of powers, or another constitutional rule. Option B reverses the principle of constitutional supremacy. Option C is too broad: courts review legality and constitutionality, but they do not always design government policy. Option D is also false; Parliament can continue making laws, provided those laws follow the Constitution. Memory cue: constitutional review limits power; it does not abolish government.