The Judicial Branch
The Judicial Branch
Judicial Branch
Judicial
Checks and balances are in place so that no one branch of government becomes too powerful. Congress can veto the President's proposed laws, and the Supreme Court can rule that a law is unconstitutional. This way, the president does not have all the power and rule like a king.
The Executive Branch (or, in particular, the president) appoints the Supreme Court Justices to their position. For the Legislative Branch: If the Supreme Court were to rule some act as "unconstitutional", the Legislature has the ability to create an amendment to the constitution.
The Executive Branch (or, in particular, the president) appoints the Supreme Court Justices to their position. For the Legislative Branch: If the Supreme Court were to rule some act as "unconstitutional", the Legislature has the ability to create an amendment to the constitution.
The Executive Branch (or, in particular, the president) appoints the Supreme Court Justices to their position. For the Legislative Branch: If the Supreme Court were to rule some act as "unconstitutional", the Legislature has the ability to create an amendment to the constitution.
Only the President, head of the Executive branch, has the power to veto legislation.The Supreme Court (Judicial branch) can use "judicial review" to declare challenged legislation unconstitutional, nullifying a law, but is not the same as a veto. Congress had the power of Legislative Veto until the Supreme Court declared the practice unconstitutional in INS v. Chadha, (1983). Congress and the President still cooperate to use an informal variation of this rule.
The judicial branch has the authority to rule that actions of the other branches are unconstitutional. For instance Abraham Lincoln suspended Habeas by presidential order, later by congressional action; the US Supreme Court ruled that both were unconstitutional.
The Executive Branch could nominate judges in the Supreme Court, while the Legislative Branch had to appoint the judges, could kick them out of the Court, and could determine whether a law is unconstitutional.
The Judicial branch in government is all the courts and they make sure laws are followed. The Judicial branch is also the Supreme court and they have the right to rule if a law is unconstitutional.
The Judicial branch in government is all the courts and they make sure laws are followed. The Judicial branch is also the Supreme court and they have the right to rule if a law is unconstitutional.