The Supreme Court has such a profound impact on our society, yet when the founders of the country developed our democracy they focused on the separation of powers, and limited the judiciary to the role of interpreting the law. But many argue that the activist courts throughout the nation have taken their role too far and usurped the role of the legislature or the executive branch.

Question 1: What is the role of the Supreme Court? That means you may need to define and frame the scope of their powers, jurisdiction from the Constitution, cases and evolution of the country. Given that the former President appointed three Supreme Court Justices, Neal Gorsuch, Brett Cavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett, we will now begin to see their impact in various areas of our lives:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/us-supreme-court-is-headed-for-a-dramatic-2021-here-are-5-things-that-may-change/

Question 2:

- Do you think the supreme court is a de facto lawmaker -- why or why not?

- Do you think that the presidential administration and powerful lobbies believe the Supreme Court should be a de facto lawmaker?

- Have they overextended their role in the separation of powers? Bring in something specific, academic on this topic and discuss.

reference: Chapter 3

https://pdf.zlibcdn.com/dtoken/8baffe71cb7f9d5cead4311766c43a66/Constitutional_Law_and_the_Criminal_Justice_System_5023070_(z-lib.org).pdf