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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159. What is the Supreme Court? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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