Formal power is the power awarded to a specific position. Informal power is the cumulative effect of concern and caring for others.
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Congress can check the power of the Supreme Court by introducing amendments to the Constitution.
A formal order given by a higher authority is called a mandate. This can be an order given by a higher court or a person in higher power within the government.
A formal count of a population is a census.
At the time of the writing of the Constitution, there was no formal legal power behind it. Representatives from each of the individual states met to discuss improvements to the Articles of Confederation and ultimately produced a new document, which individual states later chose to ratify.