Which of the following is a power of the president to check the supreme court?

United States Capitol Dome as seen from the Supreme Court Building, Washington D.C.

In the United States, a system of checks and balances exists to ensure that no branch of government becomes too powerful. In relation to the Supreme Court (the judicial branch) one of these instituted "checks" is that the executive branch, the President, appoints the Supreme Court Justices, who are in turn confirmed, or rejected, by the Senate (the legislative branch).

For the first 150 years of United States Constitutional History, apart from appointing Supreme Court Justices, there was very little Presidential intervention in the activities of the Supreme Court. However, in the 1940s, starting with Franklin D. Roosevelt, things began to change.

Roosevelt was the first president to invite a Supreme Court nominee, Frank Murphy, to take the oath of office in the White House. Along with Frank Murphy, James F. Byrnes and Robert H. Jackson took their oaths of office in the White House during the Roosevelt presidency.

On October 1, 1945 President Harry Truman became the first president to attend the oath ceremony of a justice he appointed, Harold Burton. Like Roosevelt, he also hosted White House ceremonies for various justices including Fred Vinson, Tom Clark, and Sherman Minton.

Other presidents who would administer oaths in the White House include Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush.

Richard Nixon was the first president to participate in an oath ceremony. On June 23, 1969 Nixon appeared before the Supreme Court as a member of the Supreme Court bar to read a tribute he wrote to the retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren. Gerald Ford also appeared as a member of the Supreme Court bar for the appointment of John Paul Stevens in 1975.

Most recently, after the appointment and confirmation of justice Sonia Sotomayor to Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, President Barack Obama held a private reception at the White House in her honor.

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The House of Representatives plays an important role in the United States Government. Its job was given by the Founding Fathers of the United States during the Philadelphia Convention in May of 1787 when our current Government was created.

The Three Branches of Government

  The signing of the ConstitutionOil on Canvas, Howard Chandler Christy, 1940, Architect of the Capitol

During the Philadelphia Convention, it was decided that the United States Government should have three branches. The three branches would keep each other balanced so that one branch did not become too powerful. All Americans have equal and fair representation through the three branches:

1. Legislative: The Congress
   The legislative branch makes the laws of the United States, controls all of the money, and has the power to declare war.
2. Executive: The President and Vice President
   The executive branch enforces the laws of the United States, spends money as allowed by Congress, declares states of emergency, appoints Judges to the Supreme Court, and grants pardons for crimes.
3. Judicial: The Supreme Court
   The judicial branch intreprets laws, judges when a law is unconstitutional, and makes arrangements for prisoners.

To be sure that one branch does not become more powerful than the others, the Government has a system called checks and balances. Through this system, each branch is given power to check on the other two branches. The President has the power to veto a bill sent from Congress, which would stop it from becoming a law. Congress has the power to impeach Supreme Court Judges or Presidents. The Supreme Court has the power to overturn a law that they believe is unconstitutional.

The Legislative Branch

  The U.S. Capitol

Congress meets at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress have offices in buildings that are attached to the Capitol and visit the Capitol for meetings and legislative sessions. See if you can help A.Bill get from his office to the Capitol to vote on a law by trying the Capitol Maze!

During the Philadelphia Convention of 1787, participants from large states wanted the number of representatives in Congress based on the number of citizens in the state—so the more citizens the more representatives. Participants from small states were worried they would have no power and wanted an equal number of representatives from each state. To be sure everyone had equal representation and power it was decided that the Congress would have two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The two houses work together to pass laws.

The Senate

The Senate has 100 members—2 Senators from each state, regardless of its size. Senators serve 6 year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms they can serve.

The House of Representatives

  The House Chamber

The House of Representatives has 435 voting Members, five Delegates, and one Resident Commissioner. Members and Delegates each serve a two year term while Resident Commissioners serve for four years. The number of Representatives from each state is based on the state’s population. Each state has at least one Representative.

By separating the two branches of Congress, Americans are guaranteed equal representation. The houses work together to pass laws that are then enforced by the Executive Branch and overseen by the Judicial Branch.

The House of Representatives is full of traditions and artifacts. You can see what the oldest artifact—the coin silver inkstand—looks like by printing out the Relic Connect the Dots!

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