2.11 Checks on the Judicial Branch

The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government, and the emergence and use of judicial review remains a powerful judicial practice 

Explain how the exercise of judicial review in conjunction with life tenure can lead to debate about the legitimacy of the Supreme Court’s power. 

Explain how other branches in the government can limit the Supreme Court’s power.

checks and balances  The principles of the US Constitution - their effectiveness today 

Case study: Congress can limit the Supreme Court. 



Example 2024 US deports hundreds of Venezuelans despite court order: More than 200 Venezuelans alleged by the White House to be gang members have been deported from the US to a supermax prison in El Salvador, even as a US judge blocked the removals. 


The Pardon Power 

Executive Orders