Restrictions on the Supreme Court are represented by:___________ 1. Congressional legislation to modify the impact of prior Supr
eme Court decision2. Constitutional amendments 3. Judicial appointments and confirmations 4. The president and states evading or ignoring Supreme Court decisions 5. Legislation impacting court jurisdiction
This is the main way in which the Supreme Court can see its power restricted. While judicial appointments and confirmations do not legally change the Court's jurisdiction, they can nevertheless cause a shift in the ideology of the Court. This shift means that the Court might be more willing to discuss certain cases over others in a way that differs from how it operated before the appointments or confirmations. Moreover, these processes force the Court to be in constant collaboration with the other branches of government, which inevitably restricts the Court's actions and liberties to an extent.
