What is one limit that the executive branch can place on the legislative branch in the U.S.?

Answer 1

They can pass pardons on those convicted of crimes, so the convicted is free from all punishments and gains all priveleges of citizenship again. Pardoning is one of the main checks and balances against the Supreme Court.

Answer 2

General Overview
Article III, section 2, enumerates the specific types of cases over which the US Supreme Court has original jurisdiction (acts as a trial court), rather than appellate jurisdiction (reviews decisions in lower court cases). While Section 2 has been interpreted to limit the Court's original jurisdiction, as does the Eleventh Amendment, it should not be broadly defined as "stating the limits of the US Supreme Court."

The Supreme Court has certain fundamental powers, such as the right of judicial review (over challenged legislation), that are implied by its status as head of the Judicial branch of government, but not explicitly stated within the Constitution.

Articles I and II enumerate the powers of Congress and the President, respectively. Whatever powers are granted to the Legislative and Executive branches are not extended to the Judicial branch, so it is reasonable to infer that the first two Articles place more limits on the Supreme Court than anything in Article III.

The Judicial branch is also subject to limitations imposed by the government's system of checks and balances:

• The President nominates Supreme Court justices
• Senate has the power to approve or reject these nominations
• Impeachment power (House)
• Trial of impeachments (Senate)
• Power to initiate constitutional amendments (to undo supreme court decisions)
• Power to write new legislation
  
• Authority to create courts inferior to the Supreme Court
• Authority to set jurisdiction of courts (limiting the Court's ability to hear certain types of cases)
• Authority to alter the size of the Supreme Court (may change the balance of power within the Court)

The Supreme Court is also bound by practical considerations not set forth in the Constitution.

General limitations include the Court's inability to enforce its rulings, or to initiate judicial review of legislation. The Court is required to wait until a party who has been directly and significantly injured by the legislation challenges its constitutionality.

Under most circumstances, a case must progress through the lower courts before the justices can consider the issue. Even then, they are limited to hearing issues that can be remediated by the Court, and that represent actual controversies, rather than situations that are hypothetical or moot. These restrictions ensure the Court has less than full jurisdiction over Executive and Legislative acts.

The judiciary is also bound by its own rules of procedure, which carry the force of law; however, the Supreme Court authority to amend the rules as necessary.


Constitutional Mandates and Limitations
Article III, Section 2 (Original Jurisdiction)

"The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state [later revoked by the 11th Amendment];--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects."

Amendment Eleven revoked the right of the Supreme Court to hear cases "between a state and citizens of another state," due to the Court's decision in Chisholm v. Georgia, (1793). In Chisholm, the Court decided the states lacked sovereign immunity from being sued for war debts consequent to the Revolutionary War. Congress and the States were concerned that these suits would bankrupt the states, and quickly passed the Eleventh Amendment:

Amendment XI

"The judicial power of the United States shall not be construed to extend to any suit in law or equity, commenced or prosecuted against one of the United States by citizens of another state, or by citizens or subjects of any foreign state"

Answer 3

They can pass pardons on those convicted of crimes, so the convicted is free from all punishments and gains all priveleges of citizenship again. Pardoning is one of the main checks and balances against the Supreme Court.

Answer 4

The constitution states that the House of representatives may impeach [accuse of wrong doing] a president and the Senate may hold the impeachment trial. This puts a limit on the president and keeps him in line.

Answer 5

Limits for the executive branch are that 1/2of yourmprecessors term if u died, impeached or resigned.

Answer 6

The linits of the executive branch are: They may not make law and they may not interpret the law.

Answer 7

The president can veto laws passed by the Congress.

Answer 8

I Donot know