The Supreme Court - the most powerful Judicial Branch on Earth. The nine elected justices have the power to decide what will happen to the people of the United States. The Supreme Court gets their power from the people and tries to safeguard liberty, keep the union, and uphold the law. The nine justices are trained in law and to deal with the people of the United States. The justices serve an average of sixteen years and once they are confirmed they are responsible to the law and the public. I always thought that the Supreme Court just did what the President wanted so it was interesting to learn that the Supreme Court has so much more power.
The Supreme Court is able to strike down acts of Congress that they find unconstitutional and they are able to tell the President and States what they can't do. The Supreme Court deals with 100 new cases each week and only considers 100 per year. The Supreme Court has to pick and choose which cases that they want to pass. One thing that is unique to the United States is that even though not every petition passes, each petition gets looked over and recognized. The court has hearings that last 30 minutes where people can argue whether their petition should pass or not. After hearing the argument, the justices meet and decide if it passes or not. Each individual justice writes an opinion on the petition and the majority wins to see if it passes or not.
Once the petition is passed by the Supreme Court, the decision is released to the public. The petitions passed impact millions of people and can change laws relating to labor, taxes, businesses, and much more. The power of the Supreme Court is earned and given by the American people. The Supreme Court is powerful, but it is powerful because of the people of the United States and that itself is a revelation.
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