2.11

• Ways other branches can limit the Supreme Court's power

  • Congressional legislation to modify the impact of prior Supreme Court decisions
  • Ratification of a Constitutional amendment
  • Judicial appointments and confirmations which may shift the ideological balance of the court
  • The president and states delaying implementation of a Supreme Court decision
  • Enacting legislation to limit the cases the Supreme Court can hear on appeal by removing the court's jurisdiction over a case