It can make laws that can be passed of to the supreme court
change the constitution
impeach a judge
The Supreme Court uses judicial review to declare laws passed by Congress (Legislative Branch) to be invalid if they are contrary to the Constitution. While the justices may only review laws that are relevant to a case or controversy before the Court, it is not uncommon for parties to challenge bad laws with "test cases" (where plaintiffs allegedly harmed by a particular law are solicited and usually sponsored by an organization wanting to overturn the law). These usually take years to work their way through the legal system, however.
Chief Justice John Marshall clearly affirmed the power of judicial review in the case Marbury v. Madison, (1803), when the Court declared Section 13 of the Judicial Act of 1789 unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court is able to check the Congress by determining the constitutionality of the laws passed by the legislative branch.
Congress checks the Supreme Court by approving or disapproving the judges that the president suggests
judicial review
congress and the supreme court
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.
congress, because it has "checks and balances" which is something they can say that for example: "Oh, we think this is unconstitutional." They have more rights then supreme court even though they have judicial review
Checks and balances is when they wanted to separate the power by adding a congress and a supreme court.
checks and balnces
The President can veto legislation. The Supreme Court can deem laws unconstitutional. The President nominates Supreme Court Justices.
change the constitution impeach a judge
The Supreme Court
The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by appointing Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation).
The Congress gets to approve or disapprove of who gets to be on the Supreme court.
The first example is how congress checks the President: congress has to approve his cabinet appointments, Supreme Court appointees, and treaties. The President checks congress by having veto power over bills that they have passed.
Congress has the ability to overrule the President's veto power with a 2/3 majority vote. Furthermore, Congress has the power to impeach the President, and must confirm the President's choices (i.e. appointment of the Supreme Court, etc.). Congress checks the Supreme Court in a few ways as well. First of all, it has to confirm the President's appointments of Supreme Court judges. It also has the power, once again, of impeachment, and has the ability to amend the Constitution.