Title: How Does the Executive Branch Check the Judicial Branch?
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How Does the Executive Branch Check the Judicial Branch?
The Three Branches of the United States Government
The Judicial Branch: Definition and Explanation
The U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Appellate Courts
The Executive Branch: Definition and Explanation
The Presidency
How Does the Executive Branch Check the Judicial Branch?
Judicial-Executive Checks on Power
Appointing Federal Judges
Nominating Supreme Court Justices
Pardon Power
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Content: In some federal cases, judges are actually evaluating the laws themselves to determine if they’re in violation of the constitution! For instance, in the famous case of Brown v. the Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that laws requiring the racial segregation of schools were unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court
While the U.S. judicial system is vast--there are both state and federal courts, each with different organizational hierarchies--they both operate under the Supreme Court of the United States (or SCOTUS). Understanding what the Supreme Court is and how it operates is key to understanding how the executive branch can check the power of the judicial branch. You may have heard of the Supreme Court referred to as “the highest court in the land.” That’s because it’s the only part of the judicial branch that’s specifically required by the Constitution, though Congress determines the number of justices that serve as part of the Supreme Court. Currently, the court has nine justices, including one Chief Justice. The Supreme Court serves as the final say on all laws in the United States, and it also rules on Constitutional issues, too. The rulings of the Supreme Court directly affect how laws are interpreted, enacted, and upheld across the United States. Some of the most famous court rulings have done things like guarantee defendants the right to an attorney, legalized same-sex marriage, and invalidated laws preventing interracial marriages.