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Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States has made some incredibly influential and consequential decisions. But what is the supreme court? What is its role in US politics? And why has the supreme court become so active?
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Vocabulary List
To overturned (v) – to change a legal decision
The Supreme Court overturned the Roe v. Wade decision last month
Branch (n) – a part of something larger
The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch of government
To enforce (v) – to make people obey a law
It isn’t easy for the police to enforce speed limits
To implement (v) – to put a plan, system, or law into operation
Congress refused to implement tax reforms
To interpret (v) – to decide what the intended meaning of something is
It is difficult to interpret the meaning of the statistics
Check (n) – rules intended to prevent one person or group from having too much power
We need effective checks on the power of the president
Veto (n) – an official power or right to refuse to accept or allow something
The president has the power of veto over any bill
Segregation (n) – the policy of keeping one group of people apart from another and treating them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion
The system of racial segregation that used to exist in South Africa was called apartheid
To split (v) – to divide into two or more parts
The teacher split the students into three groups
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