Article 1
The United States Senate has the power to approve or reject individuals who have been nominated to the Supreme Court. Their power is outlined in Article 2 of the Constitution.
Judicial Branch
The power of judicial review is granted to the Supreme Court by Article III of the United States Constitution.
separation of power
Article 3, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution gives the Senate, part of the Legislative Branch, the power to advise and consent presidential appointments.
Article 1
In the constitution Article 3 gives the judicial branch the power the interpret laws and punish law breakers, also the judicial branch can rule laws unconstitutional.
In the constitution Article 3 gives the judicial branch the power the interpret laws and punish law breakers, also the judicial branch can rule laws unconstitutional.
1. The judicial branch has the power to interpret the law 2. The constitution gives the judicial branch a similar power concerning treaties with other countries 3.
The Judicial Branch was established by Article III, and gave the branch the authority to decide cases and controversies. Strangely enough, the greatest power that is exercised by the courts, judicial review, the power to declare laws unconstitutional, is not explicitly granted by the Constitution.
In the United States, the power for the Judicial Branch comes explicitly from the Constitution, where Article III spells out the powers of the Judicial Branch. The structure of the US Judicial Branch is solely at the discretion of the Legislature to define. The only mention in the Constitution is that there be ONE Supreme Court with other courts. How we currently organize the court system has been defined by legislation, not by any original document.
to check the actions of the federal courts
The Judicial Branch had this power. The process in which this branch declare laws constitutional or unconstitutional is called the Judicial Review
The Elastic Clause significantly empowers the legislative branch, rather than the judicial branch. The clause is found in Article One of the U.S. Constitution.
The independence of the judicial branch is ensured by checks and balances. Checks and balances ensures that all three branches of government have power, but not too much. It gives all branches independence, but prevents control by a single branch. Article 3, Section 1
This power is given in Article II, section 2, clause 2.
The Powers to Tax and to Declare War are held by the Legislative Branch, exclusively as well as the Power to Impeach the president or vice president. These powers can be found in Article One of the United States Constitution.