What term describes a court's legal authority to resolve a case?

Constitutional law is the area of law in which the Supreme Court is most powerful because its decisions regarding the interpretation of the Constitution can only be overturned by

a. the vote of the U.S. Senate. b. a dissenting opinion of the U.S. district courts and U.S. courts of appeal. c. presidential veto. d. a constitutional amendment. e. nationwide referendum.

When interpreting the language and intent of laws passed by the legislative branch(es), the courts are ______.

A. overreaching B. policy making C. adjudicating D. interpreting