Does the President have rule over the Supreme Court?

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).
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Can the president control the Supreme Court?

A PRESIDENT CANNOT . . .

interpret laws. choose Cabinet members or Supreme Court Justices without Senate approval.
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What does the president have over the Supreme Court?

The President will typically nominate cabinet officials and secretaries at the beginning of their presidency and will fill vacancies as necessary. In addition, the President is responsible for nominating Federal Circuit Court judges and Supreme Court justices and choosing the chief justice.
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Does the President run the Supreme Court?

Power to nominate the Justices is vested in the President of the United States, and appointments are made with the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Can the president check the power of the Supreme Court?

The president checks the power of the courts by appointing new judges. The power of the Supreme Court can swing greatly on a single appointment. The Congress has a part in this check as well because they must approve the president's appointment.
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Can the president limit the Supreme Court's power?

Acts of Congress can impact the cases the Court is allowed to hear. Our Congress can impose real limits on Court power. So too can our president limit the Court's power. The president along with state governments can ignore Supreme Court decisions.
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Does the president have to approve the Supreme Court?

The Constitution requires the president to submit nominations to the Senate for its advice and consent.
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Who controls the Supreme Court?

Section 1 establishes the Supreme Court of the United States. It gives Congress the power to organize the Supreme Court and to establish lower courts. It also states that justices can serve on the court for as long as they maintain "good Behaviour," and that the justices should be compensated for their service.
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Who can overturn a Supreme Court decision?

When the Supreme Court rules on a constitutional issue, that judgment is virtually final; its decisions can be altered only by the rarely used procedure of constitutional amendment or by a new ruling of the Court. However, when the Court interprets a statute, new legislative action can be taken.
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Does the president have the power to remove any judge of the Supreme Court?

A Judge of the Supreme Court cannot be removed from office except by an order of the President passed after an address in each House of Parliament supported by a majority of the total membership of that House and by a majority of not less than two-thirds of members present and voting, and presented to the President in ...
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Can Supreme Court override a presidential executive order?

Congress may try to overturn an executive order by passing a bill that blocks it. But the president can veto that bill. Congress would then need to override that veto to pass the bill. Also, the Supreme Court can declare an executive order unconstitutional.
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Who has more power than the president?

The Senate has exceptionally high authority, sometimes higher than the President or the House of Representatives. The Senate can try cases of impeachment, which can dismiss a President for misconduct.
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Can anyone overrule the Supreme Court?

That's due to the principle of "stare decisis," Latin for "to stand by a decision," where a current court should be bound by previous rulings. Are Supreme Court decisions final? Yes, in the sense that they can't be overturned by another body.
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Who checks the power of the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court can then check both branches by declaring a law unconstitutional (known as judicial review), but the Supreme Court itself is checked by virtue of the fact the president and Senate appoint and approve, respectively, members of the Court.
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Can the President ask the Supreme Court to hear a case?

In the case of a federal district court judge, the appeal will go to the U.S. Circuit Court in the judicial circuit in which the federal court sits. Ultimately, the President may seek U.S. Supreme Court review (although the Supreme Court can decide whether or not it wants to hear the case).
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Can the president replace Supreme Court judges?

The President nominates someone for a vacancy on the Court and the Senate votes to confirm the nominee, which requires a simple majority. In this way, both the Executive and Legislative Branches of the federal government have a voice in the composition of the Supreme Court.
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What is the relationship between President and Supreme Court?

Members of the Supreme Court are appointed by the President subject to the approval of the Senate. To ensure an independent Judiciary and to protect judges from partisan pressures, the Constitution provides that judges serve during “good Behaviour,” which has generally meant life terms.
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Can the president change the number of Supreme Court Justices?

The president, however, does not make the final decision. The number of justices on the Supreme Court is not set by the Constitution, but it is determined by Congress. And when a party controls the presidency and Congress, the chances for altering the number of justices increases.
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Can government overrule Supreme Court?

Once any law has been declared by the Supreme Court, the same cannot be set at naught by the legislature, by enacting an amendment which would nullify the effects of the judgment of the Court.
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Who can reject Supreme Court Justices?

Constitutional background

The president has the plenary power to nominate and to appoint, while the Senate possesses the plenary power to reject or confirm the nominee prior to their appointment.
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Can Supreme Court justice be overturned?

Are Supreme Court justices ever removed? Justices can only be removed through impeachment by the House of Representatives and conviction by the Senate.
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What is higher than the Supreme Court?

The federal court system has three main levels: district courts (the trial court), circuit courts which are the first level of appeal, and the Supreme Court of the United States, the final level of appeal in the federal system.
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Can we go against Supreme Court?

A judicial order can be challenged only before appropriate Court of Law as per prescribed legal procedure. Therefore, it is a futile exercise to file a grievance against a judicial order/judgement.
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Who can overrule the president?

Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate. (Usually an act is passed with a simple majority.) This check prevents the President from blocking an act when significant support for it exists.
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Who has the highest authority in the US?

President—The president leads the country. He or she is the head of state, leader of the federal government, and Commander in Chief of the United States armed forces.
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