The Supreme Court and its Members By Nathan Hall and Lee White Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court The Supreme Court of The United States is the court that heads the judicial branch of the American government. It is undoubtedly the world's most powerful c...

Judicial Activism is a doctrine that describes the way a court should actively access its' power as a check to the activities of governmental bodies, when it is thought that those bodies have exceeded their authority. Roger Clegg, vice president of the National Legal Center for the Pub...