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What factors help insulate the US Supreme Court from public opinion?
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- Supreme Court Justices are not elected; they are nominated by the President, and confirmed by the Senate. They don't have to worry about the opinions of constituents or partisan politics (once they are on the bench).
- Their terms do not run out; they serve for life or until they choose to step down (unless removed from office by impeachment and trial). They don't need to please the public in order to retain their positions.
- They are not subject to censure for expressing an independent opinion, even if the opinion is unpopular. The House of Representatives can't file articles of impeachment simply because they don't like a justice's decisions. Similarly, the Constitution does not allow Congress to penalize justices financially.
- As justices of the highest appellate Court in the United States, their decisions are final. Their decisions can't be overturned by electoral referendum, Presidential veto, or Congressional legislation (although Congress frequently rewrites nullified legislation to conform with the Court's opinion). Rulings may be overturned by Constitutional Amendment, but this is rare.
- Decisions are made, and can be justified, by reasoning tied to legal precedents and Constitutional mandates, and do not have to follow popular opinion (although they may). There is no pressure to be majoritarian.
For a perspective on how the Supreme Court is influenced by public opinion, see Related Questions, below.
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By giving the state legislatures the responsibility for selecting senators the frames sought to?
insulate the senate from public opinion. ;}
Who is least influenced by public opinion?
Supreme court justices
What 5 things affects on public opinion?
Factors that affect public opinion include preexisting knowledge, values, and attitudes. In addition, immediate situations and social-environmental factors affect public opinion.
What role should public opinion play in the supreme court in deciding a controversial case?
No, but changes to society and current trends in state courts and legislatures are often considered, and these may reflect the will of the people. Public opinion is not a direct factor in deciding cases. The Constitution attempted to insulate justices from populist pressures through (pseudo) non-partisanship and lifetime appointment. Supreme Court decisions are supposed to respect the rule of law, and constitutional interpretation, not popular sentiment. The justices don't publicly discuss cases at bar until they release their decision, and they never hold press conferences, so their exposure to the public is deliberately limited.
What is the difference between US Supreme Court justices and other public officials?
Supreme Court justices and other Article III federal judges receive lifetime appointments, which is designed to insulate them from public and political pressure. Most public officials are either elected for set terms, or appointed at the pleasure of the President and Congress, and usually lose their position when the administration changes.
This is not a factor that characterizes the nature of public opinion?
Public opinion can be influenced by various factors such as media, personal experiences, and cultural values.
By giving the state legislatures the responsibility for selecting senators the frames sought to?
insulate the senate from public opinion. ;}
Who is least influenced by public opinion?
Supreme court justices
The Court can be influenced by public opinion?
If the reference is to the Supreme Court being influenced by public opinion then technically the answer is no because the Supreme Court passes judgment based on law. If the reference is to lower courts, then the answer is yes because jury by trial is based upon public opinion.
What is public opinion and what factors shape it?
public opinion is when the public(the people around you) think about something or someone and the factors that shape are social class, education, region, age, gender, ethnic group.
Do citizens have any influence over Chief Justice John G. Roberts?
No. The Supreme Court justices' lifetime appointments are supposed to help insulate them from public influence. Ideally, justices (are supposed to) make decisions based on constitutional interpretation and the rule of law, not popular opinion.
What are factors that make measuring public opinion difficult?
The fact that the pollsters are liberals.
What 5 things affects on public opinion?
Factors that affect public opinion include preexisting knowledge, values, and attitudes. In addition, immediate situations and social-environmental factors affect public opinion.
What role should public opinion play in the supreme court in deciding a controversial case?
No, but changes to society and current trends in state courts and legislatures are often considered, and these may reflect the will of the people. Public opinion is not a direct factor in deciding cases. The Constitution attempted to insulate justices from populist pressures through (pseudo) non-partisanship and lifetime appointment. Supreme Court decisions are supposed to respect the rule of law, and constitutional interpretation, not popular sentiment. The justices don't publicly discuss cases at bar until they release their decision, and they never hold press conferences, so their exposure to the public is deliberately limited.
What is the difference between US Supreme Court justices and other public officials?
Supreme Court justices and other Article III federal judges receive lifetime appointments, which is designed to insulate them from public and political pressure. Most public officials are either elected for set terms, or appointed at the pleasure of the President and Congress, and usually lose their position when the administration changes.
Congress' powers are limited by what three things?
#1 constitution #2 public opinion #3 supreme court, and their you go
Why must the supreme court print its opinion?
The supreme court must print its opinions so the people have record of it and can request it at any timeSo that they may be disseminated and become public knowledge.
