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Declare acts of the supreme court unconstitutional.
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No, they can't. The US Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of constitutionality; Congress has no authority to override their decisions or to formally declare a decision unconstitutional. Congress has two possible responses to a decision they disagree with:
These are the only options.
The legislative Branch can check the Judicial branch in that Congress can approve the Judicial appointments, they can also impeach judges and remove them from office.
i don't know the check
Both the Judicial and Legislative branch can check the Executive branch. The Judicial branch has the power of judicial review and can declare any act of the Executive branch to be unconstitutional and therefore void. The Legislative branch has a number of checks on the Exectuive branch. The President, the head of the Executive Branch, can appoint federal judges but the Senate must approve.
The executive check over the legislative branch is the power of vetoing laws. The executive check over the judicial branch is the power of judicial appointment -- the president can pick a judge to take the seat of a judge who leaves the supreme court.
It is to make sure that no part of the government gets too powerful. (legislative, executive, judicial) Each branch can limit the others.
can declare laws unconstitutional (study island)
can declare laws unconstitutional (study island)
The legislative doesn't check the judicial branch.
The legislative doesn't check the judicial branch.
check what they are doing is constitutional
The legislative Branch can check the Judicial branch in that Congress can approve the Judicial appointments, they can also impeach judges and remove them from office.
they can override legislation
If the legislative branch does not agree with the way in which the judicial branch has interpreted the law, they can introduce a new piece of legislation, and the process starts all over again.
The Judicial Branch can veto bills passed by Congress, if they go against the Constitution.
by declaring an act of congress to be unconstitutional
The judicial branch has powers to interpret laws, or regulations or other actions of the executive branch, or to declare them unconstitutional. It serves as a "check" on the executive by having the power to interpret the law differently than the executive, and having that interpretation supercede the interpretation of the executive branch. In addition, the judicial branch resolves disputes between the executive branch and citizens or businesses, providing a "check" on any excesses of the executive branch.
The judicial branch has powers to interpret laws, or regulations or other actions of the executive branch, or to declare them unconstitutional. It serves as a "check" on the executive by having the power to interpret the law differently than the executive, and having that interpretation supercede the interpretation of the executive branch. In addition, the judicial branch resolves disputes between the executive branch and citizens or businesses, providing a "check" on any excesses of the executive branch.