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What are the functions of the supreme court?
Declare bills (proposed ideas to become laws) unconstitutional or not. Also, settle court cases, if it is justifiable under the law.
How did the ruling in Marbury vs Madison have a lasting effect on the federal government?
it gave the supreme court judicial review (the ability to declare acts of congress unconstitutional).
What did the US Supreme Court declare unconstitutional in November 1956?
The US Supreme Court held segregation in public transportation is unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection Clause its decision for Gayle v. Browder, (1956).The Browder case specifically arose from policies of the City Lines Bus company in Montgomery, Alabama, where African-Americans held a year-long boycott of bus services. This was not Rosa Parks' case, which was bogged down in the state court system, but a class action suit naming four African-American women who had received the same bad treatment Ms. Parks did from the Montgomery bus company.The Supreme Court upheld the US District Court's decision without issuing a full opinion on the case.Case Citations:Gayle v. Browder, 352 U.S. 903 (1956)Browder v. Gayle, 142 F. Supp. 707 (1956)
What was the consequences of the Dred Scott decision for the enslaved people?
The Dred Scott decision is known as the worst decision ever by the Supreme Court. It said that blacks could not be citizens. Slavery was a decision of the new territories.
Who did Bolivia declare independence from?
Spain
What tried to convince the supreme court to declare that segregation is illegal under the constitution?
The lawyers in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education (1954) argued that segregation in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. They sought to convince the Supreme Court that the "separate but equal" doctrine established in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) should be overturned, as it perpetuated racial inequality and denied African American students equal educational opportunities. Ultimately, the Court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs, declaring segregation in public schools unconstitutional.
What it means to be against the constitution?
If a law is decided to be against the Constitution, the Supreme Court will declare it unconstitutional.
Who has the power to declare a law passed by Congress?
The Supreme Court has the authority to interpret the Constitution.
Who has the power to declare a law passed by congress unconstitutional?
The Supreme Court has the authority to interpret the Constitution.
Why is Supreme Court called the guardian of the constitution?
Because the supreme court is given the power to protect ,safeguard,and uphold the constitution and empower to declare a law null and void if it is found to be in consistant with the constitution.Therefore supreme court is said to be the guardian of indian constitution.
Why is Indian supreme court called the guardian of constitution?
Because the supreme court is given the power to protect ,safeguard,and uphold the constitution and empower to declare a law null and void if it is found to be in consistant with the constitution.Therefore supreme court is said to be the guardian of indian constitution.
When did the supreme court declare slavery illegal?
The Supreme Court did not declare slavery illegal. Instead, slavery was abolished in the United States through the enactment of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which was ratified on December 6, 1865.
When John Marshall was Chief Justice the supreme courts interpretations of the constitution gave power to the?
Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and state laws unconstitutional
When john marshall was chief justice the supreme court interpretation of the constitution gave power to?
Supreme Court to declare acts of Congress and state laws unconstitutional
Why is the supreme court called the guardian of the constitutation?
Because the supreme court is given the power to protect ,safeguard,and uphold the constitution and empower to declare a law null and void if it is found to be in consistant with the constitution.Therefore supreme court is said to be the guardian of indian constitution.
Can any supreme court declare any law unconstitutional?
As long as the majority of the court agrees that the law does, in fact, violate the US Constitution, they can declare it unconstitutional and strike it down.
How did marbury v. Madison affect the constitution system of the checks and balances?
It confirmed the supreme court's to declare acts of congress unconstitutionally.
