The most important power the court has is the power to interpret amendments and the Constitution. The federal courts can say that some laws are unfair, which will change the way the public sees/follows that law. This is called Judicial Review.
I belive it is: The federal courts' most important power is that of judicial review, the authority to interpret the Constitution. When federal judges rule that laws or government actions violate the spirit of the Constitution, they profoundly shape public policy.
Captain John Smith dreams of industrializing America and conquering the Natives; on the other hand, Governor William Bradford wants New England to be a settlement and a place of refuge for his people.
The Progressive Era (1896–1916) was a period of widespread social activism and political reform across the United States of America that spanned the 1890s to World War I. Progressive reformers were typically middle-class society women or Christian ministers.
