Checks On The Supreme Court By The President Flashcards

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State the 2 checks undertaken by the president of the Supreme Court

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. The president has the power to nominate justices and as a result has the power to change the make up of the Supreme Court.
. The president also has the ability to to throw his political weight behind a decision of the court or to criticise it openly.

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