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No. The Constitution authorizes the Legislative branch (Congress) to create bills, which only become laws after the President signs them. The Constitution grants the President veto power (he can say no) as a check on the power of Congress. But Congress can override the President's veto if they can muster a two-thirds (super-majority) vote, which is a check on the power of the President.
The Supreme Court evaluates laws for Constitutionality, but only if someone who is affected by the law is directly, personally and significantly damaged by it and there is some way the court system can address the problem and provide a solution. In most instances, the case must progress through a trial court, exhaust all of its lower court appeals, and petition the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari (request the Court review the case) before the Supreme Court can make any determination. If no one ever presents a case challenging a law, the Supreme Court has no recourse to overturn it as unconstitutional. Declaring laws unconstitutional is a check on the power of Congress.
If the Court does find a law unconstitutional and nullifies the law, responsibility for enforcement passes to the President (the Court can't enforce its rulings). The Supreme Court does not make laws directly; their rulings shape laws indirectly. They do not participate in the Legislative (law making) process. This is a check on the power of the Supreme Court.
The Legislative Process
Congress passes bills
The President approves or disapproves of the bill
If the President approves, he (or she) signs the bill into law
The Judicial Process
The Supreme Court may eventually get to review the law for constitutionality
If the Supreme Court decides the law is unconstitutional, they can nullify it
The President is responsible for enforcing the Supreme Court's decision
What else can I help you with?
Is this true supreme court enforces the law while congress interprets the law?
The executive branch enforces the law, while the judicial branch interprets the law. Congress only makes the laws.
Is the president more powerful than the supreme court?
The President. Remember, the President appoints the Supreme Court Justices. Also, the President is part of the Executive Branch of the Government, and supervises the Judicial Branch of the Government (in which the Supreme Court is a part of, thus subsequently the Court Justices are a part of it as well).
How many US Supreme Court justices were in office while Ulysses S. Grant was president?
There were nine Supreme Court Justices in 1869, when Ulysses S. Grant became the 18th US president. There have been a maximum of 9 Justices on the court ever since.
What did the Supreme court decide regarding military commissions in the 2006 ruling?
In 2006 the Supreme Court said the president could not unilaterally establish military commissions; while the president could request they be established, they needed an Act of Congress to be legitimized.
What is the difference between how federal judges are nominated vs how supreme court justices are nominated?
Federal are often elected by voters or appointed by the president without approval of congress. Supreme Court judges are appointed with approval of congress and are on the court until they retire, die, or impeached.
What did the supreme court deciding regarding military commissions in a 2006 ruling?
In 2006 the Supreme Court said the president could not unilaterally establish military commissions; while the president could request they be established, they needed an Act of Congress to be legitimized.
Congress has the power to pass legislation while the president has veto power over legislation The supreme court has the power of judicial review. Is this a struggle?
Sometimes.
Does the president choose who works in the judicial branch?
The President nominates judges to the Supreme Court, and Congress ratifies those nominations. So while the President does choose some of the members of the judicial branch, that power is limited.
Who is the head of federal government?
While the head of the executive branch of the Federal US Government is the President of the United States, the head of the Judicial branch is the supreme court, and the vice president is considered the head of the Legislative branch.
Who appoints the supreme court justice who approves these appointments?
The President appoints or nominates people to fill these positions but the Senate must approve them before they can take office unless a vacancy occurs while the Senate is in recess.
Who is ahead in the judicial branch of government?
The judicial branch of government is comprised of the courts, the supreme court and the inferior courts. The main job of the judicial branch is to keep in check the power of congress. While it also enforces laws, it mainly keeps the law constitutional.
While the number of cases submitted to the Supreme Court has ________, the number of opinions the Court issues has ________?
increased; declined
