There are three major checks on the power of the Supreme Court, and all are maintained by the legislative branch. The first major check is that if the Supreme Court interprets a federal statute in a way that the Congress didn't intend, Congress can pass a new law that provides clarifying language. The second major check is that if the Supreme Court interprets a law as unconstitutional, the Congress can propose a Constitutional Amendment that would go against the Supreme Court's ruling (this was the case with the 14th Amendment, which was designed to overturn the Dred Scott Case). Finally, the House of Representatives can impeach, and the Senate can subsequently remove from office, a Supreme Court Justice if found guilty of "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors."
Both the Legislative (Congress) and Executive (Presidential) branches have the ability to check the power of the federal courts, but Congress exerts more influence than the President:
Legislative branch checks on Federal Courts
Executive branch checks on Federal Courts
Both Congress and the President have the ability to check the power of the Supreme Court, but Congress exerts more influence than the President. Some checks are directly mentioned in the Constitution, while others are implied powers. The following are explicitly authorized by the Constitution:
Legislative branch checks on Supreme Court
Executive branch checks on Supreme Court
The Senate has the power to approve or reject nominations to the Supreme Court.
Expressed Powers
They have the power to create new federal courts.
State constitutions The United States judiciary consists of parallel systems of federal and state courts. Each of the 50 states has its own system of courts whose powers derive from state consitutions and laws. The federal court system consists of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts established by Congress. Federal courts derive their powers from the Constitution and federal laws.
The Checks and Balances system maintains the separation of powers.
by checks and balances -erick cortez lol
The system of checks and balances.
The Expressed, Enumerated, or Reserved Powers of the Federal Government. Other Powers that the Federal Government derives from the Constitution are called "Implied" Powers. This is often a 'gray area' that is settled by the Courts.
The division of powers between the national and state governments called federalism. This division of powers is facilitated by the federal government.
Checks and balances
There are several concurrent powers that are shared by the federal and state governments. These powers include the power to build roads, tax, create lower courts and establish bankruptcy laws.
There is no Executive branch of the federal courts.The United States has a tripartite government that comprises three branches, each with its own constitutional powers and checks against those powers. The Executive branch and the federal courts (Judicial branch) are two different parts of government.Executive branch: President, Vice-President, Cabinet, etc.Legislative branch: US Senate, US House of Representatives (together, they're called "Congress")Judicial branch: Supreme Court, lower federal courts (SCOTUS* is the head of the federal court system)*SCOTUS is an acronym for Supreme Court of the United States
The Constitution gives Congress the judicial powers to create all of the federal courts below the Supreme Court and to structure the federal judiciary. Congress also has the power to define federal crimes and set punishment for violators of federal law.