What best explains the president’s role in Supreme Court justice nominations?
A. The president makes the final nominations to the Senate after they decide on the best candidates.
B. The Senate selects the nominees and votes on them while the president signs off on their selection.
C. The president votes on the final nominees after the Senate nominates candidates.
D. The legislative and executive branch make the nominations together before the Senate votes on them.
D. the power to determine whether acts by the legislative and executive branches are constitutional
B. the review of congressional or presidential acts to make sure they are constitutional
D. judicial review
Which answer best explains the power of judicial review used by the Supreme Court to resolve policy differences?
A. the power to nominate members of Congress for their terms
B. the power to assist the executive and legislative branches in the creation of policies
C. the power to impeach a president for unconstitutional executive orders
D. the power to determine whether acts by the legislative and executive branches are constitutional
Which item gives the Supreme Court the ability to resolve policy differences between the branches?
A. the Constitution
B. judicial review
C. writ of mandamus
D. executive order
Which statement best explains the power of judicial review held by the Supreme Court?
A. the review of all laws within the United States at any level to make sure they are constitutional
B. the review of congressional or presidential acts to make sure they are constitutional
C. the review of acts of Congress to make sure they are constitutional
D. the review of executive orders issues by the president to make sure they are constitutional
What doctrine gives the Supreme Court the authority to check the executive and legislative branches?
A. original jurisdiction
B. Marbury v. Madison
C. appellate jurisdiction
D. judicial review