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Can the supreme court determine the successor in case the president and vice president die?
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If the president and the vice president die or become incapacitated simultaneously or in any way that prevented the nomination of a new vice president, the speaker of the house is next in the line of succession.
While this has never happened, and some believe it is unconstitutional to have a technically unelected president, the 20th amendment gives Congress the power to decide who is next in succession after the vice president, and the law they passed to decide it is the Presidential Succession Act of 1947.
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Is the Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court a successor to the Presidency?
No, neither the Chief Justice nor any of the other Supreme Court justices are in the President's line of succession.
What supreme court left it up to the president to determine the number of lower courts in the system?
This was the Supreme Court of 1938. They basically decided that it would be the President who would determine the number of lower courts in the system. It made it much easier for future Presidents to designate Supreme Court members.
What are the titles of the 12 judges in the supreme court in UK?
They have the title of Justice of the Supreme Court, apart from one who is the President of the Supreme Court, and another who is the Deputy President of the Supreme Court.
What do judicial reviews give the supreme court the power to do?
Determine whether a president's actions violate the constitution.
Judicial reviews give the supreme Court the power to do what?
Determine whether a president's actions violate the constitution.
Are the supreme court decions only overturned by the president?
The president does not have any power over the decisions of the Supreme Court. Only the Supreme Court itself can overturn a supreme court decision.
When was Supreme Court of Canada created?
The UK Supreme Court (a successor to the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords) was created in November 2009.
Is the judicial branch made of the congress the supreme court or the president?
Supreme court! President is executive.
Who choose the successor to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
The US President nominates the Chief Justice, who may already be an Associate Justice or may be someone outside the Supreme Court. The Senate must confirm the nomination by a simple majority vote.
Does the President of the United states determine the constitutionality of statutes?
No- only the supreme court of the US can rule on the constitutionality of statutes.
How do supreme court justices get into the supreme court?
The president appoints them when there is a opening.
Power of president to consult Supreme Court?
The power of the President is not only to consult the Supreme Court but also to appoint members of the court.
