The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court makes up one of the three branches of the government. In the Supreme Court there are nine justices, who are nominated by the president and then are confirmed by the senate. The supreme court was established in 1789 when Congress passed the Judiciary Act. It set the stone for a new court system that would lead to a new direction for the United States. Setting up this system helped break up the power of the government and the courts. The Supreme Court has the power to tell what the President can and cannot do and this is important because it creates that divide of power and ensuring to the people that our government isn't ruled by one individual.
The Cases
When cases arrive to the Supreme Court not all of them get accepted. The Supreme Court building is open to the public from 9:00 am to 4:30pm. Only about 100 to 150 of the 7,000 cases will be looked at by the Supreme Court. The cases that do arrive are mostly written arguments that want to persuade the supreme court in a case in which a lower court had made an incorrect decision, this is known as a “certiorari.” The cases will be looked at by the Justices and the have to be voted on by all of the 9. For the case to be accepted it needs four out of the nine votes on it and ten for it is to be granted a stay ot needs five out of the nine.
The Power
These Justices hold a lot of power and can have influence even on the President of what he can/should do. Since the beginning of this court system there have been over 100 justices throughout history. Something that the Supreme Court also holds is original jurisdiction and appellate jurisdiction. Original Jurisdiction establishes that the only court to hear cases first is the Supreme Court. Appellate jurisdiction is what makes the Supreme Court have power and authority over to review decisions that lower court make.
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