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Critically examine any three powers of the Supreme Court of the United States.

Answer 1

The Supreme Court is the most powerful court of justice in the United States. It is considered to be the guardian of the Constitution and has a responsibility to assure individual rights and to maintain a “living Constitution”. This res¬ponsibility is supported by the power of judicial review. The court has the power to tell the President if his actions are not in accordance with the Constitution. It also has the power to tell about a new law that violates the U.S. Constitution and cannot be a law. It can also tell the government of a state if one of its laws breaks a rule in the Constitution. The Supreme Court presides the judicial branch of the federal government. The judicial branch helps in. maintaining the balance of federal power with the legislative branch who formulate the laws (Congress) and the executive branch (headed by the President).

However, the power of the Supreme Court is limited by the other two branches of government. The President proposes justice to the court. The approval of the nominations should be supported by the Senate. Congress also has great power over the lower courts and district and appeals courts are created by Congress and can be abolished at the will of Congress. The Supreme Court mainly act as a referee on a football field and the President, the Congress, the state police and other officials are the actual players. Some have the power to pass laws and some to enforce laws, as directed by the Constitution. However, the Supreme Court acts as a “referee”, points out when government officials step out-of-bounds.