The government of the United States consists of three branches: the legislative, judicial and executive. The legislative branch, also called Congress, makes our laws and is divided into 2 parts, one called the Senate and the other House of Representatives. The judicial branch includes the Supreme Court where judges interpret laws, according to the Constitution, and can consider if laws passed by Congress are constitutional or not. The executive branch, administered by the President of the United States, enforces the laws that the legislative branch (Congress) makes. The way the government is established, the three branches rely on each other to check each others powers in order to make sure that one branch does not have more power over the
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The powers that Congress has over the judicial branch are impeachment, confirmation of judges in the district, circuit courts, and Supreme Court, presidential nomination, confirmation hearings, number of courts, partial control of the salary of the branches, etc. Even though Congress seems to have some control over the Judicial branch, the Supreme Court balances the power that Congress has.The constitution gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction, a authority that cannot be stripped by Congress. (Whitehouse.gov) In Marbury vs. Madison, it was established that the Supreme Court, part of the Judicial branch, has the power to judicial review, the power to strike down laws. The Judicial branch also determined to have the power to investigate, interpret, implement, and deal with separation of power cases. This is demonstrated in the way the Judicial branch interpreted the powers of Article 1 which are given to Congress like the Commerce Clause. This grants Congress the power to regulate commerce between states, foreign nations and Indian tribes. There were many cases the Supreme Court dealt with in regards to expanding the scope of the Commerce Clause. Pre 1937, the Supreme Court established commerce as buying, selling, trade and post 1937, they determined that commerce involves all aspects of production and allowed intrastate commerce to be regulated as
The powers that Congress has over the judicial branch are impeachment, confirmation of judges in the district, circuit courts, and Supreme Court, presidential nomination, confirmation hearings, number of courts, partial control of the salary of the branches, etc. Even though Congress seems to have some control over the Judicial branch, the Supreme Court balances the power that Congress has.The constitution gives the Supreme Court original jurisdiction, a authority that cannot be stripped by Congress. (Whitehouse.gov) In Marbury vs. Madison, it was established that the Supreme Court, part of the Judicial branch, has the power to judicial review, the power to strike down laws. The Judicial branch also determined to have the power to investigate, interpret, implement, and deal with separation of power cases. This is demonstrated in the way the Judicial branch interpreted the powers of Article 1 which are given to Congress like the Commerce Clause. This grants Congress the power to regulate commerce between states, foreign nations and Indian tribes. There were many cases the Supreme Court dealt with in regards to expanding the scope of the Commerce Clause. Pre 1937, the Supreme Court established commerce as buying, selling, trade and post 1937, they determined that commerce involves all aspects of production and allowed intrastate commerce to be regulated as