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Nothing, unless a party with standing to challenge the law files suit against the United States in US District Court, the losing party appeals the case to the appropriate US Court of Appeals Circuit Court (usually), and the subsequent losing party files a petition for a writ of certiorari (request to review the case) with the US Supreme Court.
If they grant cert (accept the case), the Supreme Court will evaluate whether the law conforms to the US Constitution either in general, or as applied. If the Court determines the law is unconstitutional, it will be nullified and rendered unenforceable.
It is important to note that the US Supreme Court does not systematically review every law Congress passes. Someone who is severely and directly, negatively affected by the law, and has a grievance that can be resolved by a court, must file suit and exhaust the required appeals process before the Supreme Court can review the case (and the law).
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After a law is passed if it is in conflict with the Constitution it can be made void by what?
Its by the Supreme Court.
What is one way the president can check the powers of the supreme court?
Courts can judge legislative acts to be unconstitutional. This means that the Supreme Court can say that a law that the Senate has passed is unconstitutional.
How can the supreme court check the legislature and the executive?
The Supreme Court interpret the law so if a law is passed that goes against the constitution they review it and make a decision. The decision will keep the law or change it. In some cases the law is overthrown completely.
Can congressional nullification overturn the ruling of the supreme court?
No the Congress can not nullify a ruling of the Supreme Court. The Congress would have to rewrite the law which the Supreme Court had declared unconstitutional. Then the new law could overrule the Supreme Court IF the new law was declared constitutional if/when appealed.
If the supreme court rules a law unconstitutional under which principle would the court be exercising it's authority?
The power of judicial review. Marbury v. Madison in 1803 established the tradition of the Supreme Court's role in "interpreting" whether or not a law passed by Congress is Constitutional or unconstitutional.
After a law is passed if it is in conflict with the Constitution it can be made void by what?
Its by the Supreme Court.
How does the supreme court control power of the congress?
When a law is passed the Supreme Court can decide if it is constitutional.
After a law has passed, if it conflicts with the Constitution, it can be made void by the _________.?
Supreme Court
How can the supreme court check the power of congres?
The Supreme Court can check the power of Congress by ruling legislation passed by Congress is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court can do this when they a presented with an opportunity to hear a case which disputes a law. The supreme court's decision is final because it is the highest court in America.
Who has the power to declare a law passed by congress unconstitutional?
The Supreme Court has the authority to interpret the Constitution.
What checks or control does the Supreme Courts have on Congress?
The Supreme court determines how laws that are passed by Congress are meant to be interpreted and applied. The Supreme Court also determines whether a law passed by Congress is unconstitutional or not.
Which branch has the last word when a law is passed?
The Supreme Court has the "last word".
What can the supreme court do if the president vetoes a law passed by congress?
it can start a veto.
When the Supreme Court interprets a law passed by Congress, it is engaged in?
statutory interpretation
Can the president overide the us supreme court?
no... Once the U. S. Supreme Court makes a decision in the interpretation of a law or a part of the Constitution, a precedent is set, and their decision holds the same weight as the original law. The President can no more overturn a Supreme Court decision than he/she can make a new law without Congress. The President can, however, sign into law a bill that has passed both houses of Congress that repeals or modifies a law or Constitutional clause on which a Supreme Court decision has been rendered, thereby, in effect, overriding the Supreme Court.
What branch tells what the law means?
i think it is the supreme court that makes the rulings of or interprets what is passed into law
Who makes the final decision about whether a law passed by congress is unconstitutional?
The Supreme Court
