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The Supreme Court does not have a direct role in lawmaking in the United States. The Court's primary function is to interpret and apply the law, as well as to review the constitutionality of laws passed by Congress or actions taken by the executive branch. While the Court's decisions can have a profound impact on the development and interpretation of laws, it is ultimately Congress that has the power to make and amend legislation.
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Who is the Commander of the Supreme Court of the judiciary in the US?
No. The US President is also Chief Commander of the Armed Forces (military) and head of the Executive Branch of government; the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (or Chief Justice of the United States) is head of the Court during his (or her) term of office. The President cannot play a direct role in the operation of the Supreme Court under the doctrine of "separation of powers" because the Judicial Branch is an independent part of government.
What role does the supreme court play in the court system?
it acts as the final authority on the constitutionally of state and Federal Laws
What role does the Supreme Court play in the amendment process?
it proposes and passes amendments
What role does the senator play in the lawmaking process?
by being a sieve
In which year did the supreme court play a significant role in deciding the victor in a contested election?
1876
In which year did the Supreme Court play the most significant role in deciding the victor in a contested election?
2000
How old do you have to be to vote for a new justice for Supreme Court?
If your question refers to a state supreme court justice, and if your state provides for election to their supreme court rather than appointment, you can vote when you turn 18 (per the Twenty-Sixth Amendment of the US Constitution), provided you register properly before the election.If you are asking about US Supreme Court justices; they are nominated by the President and confirmed or rejected by Senate vote, not elected. The electorate (voting public) does not play a direct role in the appointment of justices to the US Supreme Court.
What role the supreme court play involving disputes between states?
Yes. The US Supreme Court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over disputes between the states.
What role did citizenship play in the Dred Scott Decision?
The Supreme Court's verdict that a black could not qualify as a citizen.
The supreame courts usually what kind of cases?
There is no telling which case or what kind of a case the Supreme Court will hear. If a case is simple, it never will get to the Supreme Court. Cases that reach the Supreme Court have gone through one or more appeals processes. Sometimes a appeal reaches the Supreme Court when a federal court of appeals has made a ruling different from another federal court of appeals. In that case, the supreme court is asked to certify an issue. That is a fancy term meaning to play referee. The Supreme Court certifies an issue when it takes up an issue where district courts of appeal have made different rulings concerning the application of the same law. (Sometimes the Supreme Court refuses to take up the issue. In that case it simply states, "Cert. Denied.") Normally, all cases that reach the Supreme Court have come from the Federal Courts of Appeal or the Highest State Court. However, the Supreme Court reserves the right to sit as a court of original jurisdiction. The last time the Supreme Court granted a writ of Habeas Corpus was 1924. It retains that right. I doubt if any member on the Supreme Court has any idea under what conditions that would happen. Still, it retains that right.
What role did roger b Taney play in determining whether or not slaves could sue in court?
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
What role did roger B. Taney play in determining whether or not slaves could sue in the court?
Taney led the U.S. Supreme Court as Chief Justice in the Dred Scott decision.
