This latter property is what enables investigators to calculate a margin of error.. To be precise, the laws of probability make it possible for us to calculate intervals of the form estimate +/- margin of error.
Congress can't reverse a US Supreme Court ruling, but they can rewrite an overturned law or can initiate a new constitutional amendment (must be ratified by 75 â¦ % of the states) to override the decision. They usually choose to rewrite the law, because it is extremely difficult to amend the Constitution.
This system works in several ways. Congress, for example, passes laws. The president can check Congress by rejecting -- vetoing -- its legislation. This veto power is balanced, however, by the power of Congress to override the veto by a two-thirds vote of each house.The federal courts restrain Congress by ruling on the constitutionality of laws.This power of the judicial branch is balanced by the power of the president to appoint federal judges.his veto power is balanced, however, by the power of Congress to override the veto by a two-thirds vote of each house. The federal courts restrain Congress by ruling on the constitutionality of laws. This power of the judicial branch is balanced by the power of the president to appoint federal judges.