Powers Of Supreme Court

Question 1

What are the 4 powers of the Supreme Court

Answer 1

1. Power to create rights
2. Interpret the constitution
3. To overrule the congress
4. Overrule the president

Question 2

How can the Supreme Court have the power to overule congress

Answer 2

Power to strike down congressional laws deemed to be unconstitutional

Question 3

Example of the Supreme Court striking down congress laws that is unconstitutional

Answer 3

Obergeffell v Hodges (2015) the court struck down the defence of marriage act making same sexual marriage a federal right in the US

Question 4

Why was the Supreme Court striking down obergefell vs Hodges of confess controversial

Answer 4

Overruling the electoral mandate of both the congress and the president

Question 5

Example of the congress power to overrule thr president

Answer 5

In 2022 Argued that trump did not need to release documents related to 6 Jan insurrection at congress as they were protected by executive privilege