Yes, the US Supreme Court does make unanimous decisions in some cases; however, a decision only requires a simple majority vote of the justices hearing the case. If all nine justices vote, only five need to agree to form a majority.
The Supreme Court has made many decisions. Provide a case or subject and an answer can be given.
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William Howard Taft (1921-1930) was the only former US President (1909-1913) to serve on the Supreme Court, so he's the only one who had an opportunity to make major decisions. The President has no role in the operation of the Supreme Court beyond appointing justices to vacancies. He (or she) doesn't participate in the Court's decisions.
Since it is the Supreme Court that decides what is constitutional and what is not, the decisions of the Supreme Court cannot be unconstitutional, however, it is always possible for the Supreme Court to make new decisions which reverse older decisions. So in theory, if the Supreme Court does something wrong, they will be reversed by a later sitting of the same court (but with new judges).
Yes, the Supreme Court promotes democracy by protecting the Constitution. Nine justices make decisions based on Constitutional rights with democracy in mind.
I am not sure what the term "informal change" means. The president can not make any changes in the Constitution. His actions may prompt supreme court decisions which change the interpretation of the Constitution. His supreme court appointments may lead to decisions which are in line with changes the Presidents wants to see made. He can disobey court decisions to a limited extent , especially if he has great popular support for what he does.
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Any court that seats more than one judge or justice makes decisions based on a simple majority. Many intermediate appellate courts use panels of three judges; only two of the three judges must agree to form a majority. The US Supreme Court and all state supreme courts (or their equivalents) make decisions by a simple majority vote.
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The Supreme Court uses the Fourteenth Amendment Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses to selectively incorporate individual clauses in the Bill of Rights to the states in order to make federal legislation and US Supreme Court decisions enforceable against and within the states. Without the Fourteenth Amendment, Supreme Court decisions would not be enforceable against any body except the federal government. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
As the highest court in the US, a ruling by the Supreme Court can not be challanged legally.In effect lower courts must make rulings on cases in line with any historic, relavent Supreme Court decisions (or their rulings will be overturned by higher courts).This means that a ruling by the Supreme Court sets the US legal standard - sets a precedent."precedent" means coming before another or others in time, place, rank, or sequence.
No. all three branches of the government all have equal power and make decisions by taking votes.