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Checks and Balances Categorise
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The Supreme Court is too powerful.
The Supreme Court is not too powerful.
The justices are establishment figures who are likely to rule in favour of the status quo.
Justices are increasingly prone to judicial activism.
It can rule only on cases and issues that have been brought before it.
Its rulings can appear to challenge parliamentary sovereignty.
It provides citizens with a greater means to challenge the actions of government.
The independence of the justices means they hard to control and do not respond to political pressure.
Landmark rulings can set long-lasting precedents in law and be difficult to overturn.
It cannot simply overturn a law but instead only declare it incompatible with other laws.
Its rulings are often simply based on laws passed by Parliament.
The justices are not elected yet can significantly contribute to overturning an Act of Parliament.