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What branch has responsibility for carrying out Acts of Congress or the decisions of the Supreme Court?
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The Executive Branch
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Who is the person who has the responsibility to carry out the laws of legislature or decrees of the supreme court?
The President of the United States, who currently (in 2013) is Barack Obama, has the responsiblity of carrying out the laws enacted by Congress as interpreted by the Supreme Court.
What happens if the supreme court rules congress to be unconstitutional?
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).
What can Congress do to further enforce a decision made by the US Supreme Court?
Congress can attempt to rewrite the law so that it conforms with the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Constitution; or, they can abandon an ill-conceived law; or, they can attempt to call a Constitutional Convention or work with the states to amend the Constitution (the least likely and most time-consuming solution). Congress cannot nullify the Supreme Court decision, however. In most cases, they either rewrite or abandon the legislation. Congress also sometimes ignores Supreme Court decisions, although they are not supposed to.
What is the guiding force behind all supreme court decisions?
The guiding force in the US for US Supreme Court decisions is the US Constitution. The Supreme Court is one of the three major parts of the Federal government. Through the Congress, the Executive branch and the Court, a balance of power was created.
How does the Supreme Court gain compliance with the decisions it issues?
The US Supreme Court lacks the ability to enforce its own decisions, which is a check on the Judicial Branch of government. The Executive Branch is vested with the authority and obligation to enforce Supreme Court decisions, and the Legislative branch can support a decision by passing laws upholding the Court's finding.
What was significant effect of Supreme Court decision under Chief Justice John Marshall?
The decisions of the Marshall Court established the Supreme Court as a branch of government equal to Congress and the Presidency.
Who group within the Federal Government has the authority to limit the president's inherent powers?
The Supreme Court
Who would benefit if Congress could overturn US Supreme Court decisions?
The Legislative (Congress) and possibly Executive branches would benefit if Congress had the power to nullify US Supreme Court decisions, because their power would then be unchecked by the Judicial branch. Such authority would violate separate powers established by the Constitution to ensure no single branch of government becomes too dominant, and would allow Congress to ignore the Bill of Rights and other Amendments, to the detriment of US residents.
What is the name of their power to cancel out decisions?
Veto
What is the difference between 'Supreme Court Report Annotated' and 'Supreme Court Decisions Annotated'?
Supreme Court Report Annotated is the name of the bound series of legal decisions of the Philippines Supreme Court. There is no publication specifically listed as Supreme Court Annotated Decisions or Supreme Court Decisions Annotated, except for a few US historical documents listed as Supreme Court Decisions [annotated].You didn't specify whether you were looking for official documentation for the Philippines or the United States. In the United States, the comparable, annotated volumes of Supreme Court decisions is called US Supreme Court Reports, lawyers' edition.
Who enforces US Supreme Court rulings when they are against the President and the President refuses?
Whenever a U. S. President is in violation of the law as interpreted by the U. S. Supreme Court (or even if he/she is in violation of a law that the Supreme Court has not tested), it is the responsibility of Congress to impeach him/her.
What decisions did the Supreme Court make?
The Supreme Court has made many decisions. Provide a case or subject and an answer can be given.
