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Nearly all textbooks on American government and politics pay substantial attention to the role of the judiciary; many textbooks on the government and politics of the United Kingdom have – at least until recently – virtually ignored the judges.’ Why?
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Nearly all textbooks on American government and politics pay substantial attention to the role of the judiciary; many textbooks on the government and politics of the United Kingdom have - at least until recently - virtually ignored the judges.' Why? Gursharonjit Kaur Sond In America the three branches of government are all constitutionally equal and they are the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. 'Each has its own specific functions designed to check and balance' (p135, 1999, McKeever) the other two bodies. This ensures that one does not become more powerful than the other. It is the United States Supreme Court in particular that has the power to define what the constitution means and to then strike down any legislation that conflicts with it. 'This inevitably makes the Supreme Court both a judicial and a political body.' (p135, 1999, McKeever) This means at times they do conflict with other branches of government....
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