Judicial Activism
The supreme court shapes public policy by ruling against or in the favor of some one in court.
No. Only the tiniest fraction of American judicial policy is made by the Supreme Court.
No. The Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution and federal laws is definitive. There are situations where a federal agency (or the Federal Reserve) could change its policy slightly to try to work around a Supreme Court decision while still basically doing the same thing, but that isn't "overriding" the Supreme Court.
In most cases a Supreme Court decision is permanent. The current Supreme Court can change the decision of a previous Supreme Court.
two examples of how the Supreme Court has made policy
They are called supreme court justice
It was made to house the offices and court of the Supreme Court. That's why it is called the Supreme Court building.
The US Supreme Court's decisions (or verdicts) are called opinions.
The explanation for the US Supreme Court's decision is called the opinion.
the ruling allowed the federal government to force a governor to return a fugitive. -EVA :)
genitals
He or she is called the 'Chief Justice of the United States', and is in control of not only the Supreme Court, but also the various Federal courts. The position used to be called the, "Chief Justice of the Supreme Court", but not any longer.