Powers of the Supreme Court
This court is the court of last resort, the highest court in the land and the final court an appeals case can be heard in.
What is the Supreme Court?
This is the main duty of the judicial system (the Supreme Court).
What is interpret the law?
This is the only court named in the Constitution.
What is the Supreme Court?
They created the lower courts.
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
To be a judge on the Supreme Court, you need to meet these qualifications.
What are there are no qualifications to be a judge on the Supreme Court?
When a judge needs to be replaced on the Supreme Court, this is who nominates them.
Who is the President?
Although it is not stated in the Constitution, this is how many judges there are on the Supreme Court.
What is 9?
This is the number of judges on the Supreme Court that need to agree to hear a case for it to be heard.
What is 4?
This is who approves Supreme Court judge appointments.
What is the Senate?
This is how judges may be removed from their position.
What is impeachment?
Once they become a judges, this aspect of a judge's position protects them from being influenced by people corporations or political parties.
What is a life term?
This is who decides how many judges will be on the Supreme Court.
What is the legislative branch (Congress)?
This power of the Supreme Court, to declare actions of the President and laws of Congress unconstitutional, limits the power of the executive (President) and legislative (Congress) branches.
What is judicial review?