congress checks on supreme court

Question 1

impeach justices

Answer 1

same process as impeaching a president

Question 2

example of an impeached supreme court once

Answer 2

only happened once too samuel chase but found not guilty of being partisan in his rulings in 1805

Question 3

what is the objective of supreme court rulings

Answer 3

to judge whether an issue is constitutional or not

Question 4

propose a constitutional amendment

Answer 4

by changing the constitution , a ruling by the supreme court can effectively be overturned as it changes the document against which the court has to make it judgement

Question 5

example of congress proposing a constitutional ammenment

Answer 5

only happened one time
1913 - 16th Amendment allowed for federal income tax to be levied after supreme court had ruled to deny this in Pollock v Farmer case (1895)

Question 6

creation of lower courts

Answer 6

has power to create lower courts and regulate the supreme courts role in hearing appeals from lower courts

Question 7

what is jurisdiction stripping?

Answer 7

the constitutional ability of congress to regulate what cases the supreme courts is allowed to hear

Question 8

example of jurisdiction stripping

Answer 8

2006 with the military commissions act which tried to remove from. the court the power to hear cases from Guantánamo detainees

Question 9

ratify judicial appointments

Answer 9

senate only
presidential nominations to supreme court have big impact on the idealogical make up ( picking ideology similar to theirs)
senate can ensure justices are suitably qualified, and (recent) change or ensure ideological balance of court

Question 10

why was antonin Scalia not replaced when he died in 2016?

Answer 10

ideological difference - merrick garland was a centrist but scalia was a staunch conservative

Question 11

why is the ideological balance of court important?

Answer 11

crucial to the rulings it will give