History of the U.S Supreme Court

  History of the United States Supreme Court

The United States Supreme Court is the highest federal court judiciary and consists of nine justices; one chief justice and eight associate justices. They have the responsibility of interpreting the U.S Constitution as well as making sure laws and government actions are constitutional. Due to the Supreme Court being the highest ranking federal court in the United States, they are also tasked with resolving issues amongst lower courts. 

One thing I learned was how the Supreme Court handles cases brought in by a federal or state court. The original case goes to the federal or state court and the losing party of the case can appeal to the Supreme Court requesting their case to be been at a national level; a very small percentage of cases gets brought to the U.S Supreme Court. The losing party can file a document call Petition for Writ of Certiorari which asks the Supreme Court to be informed of the case. The Court will then review the petition and decide whether or not they bring the case to their level for not. If the Supreme Court accepts the request The Court will schedule a time to hear all arguments from each lawyer and agree on a decision.

I believe one of the most important takeaways from learning about the U.S Supreme Court is that they are the ultimate decision on all laws and government actions. In today's world it's easy for people in our government to try and overlook our Constitution and create laws that go against the very document our nation was founded off of. The Supreme Court helps our country in ensuring that all government actions abide by our founded rules because the people in our government have the tendency to get too "power hungry" and forget our rules. 

The one thing that changes my perspective about The Supreme Court is how much work and responsibly they take on. The justices of The Court are allowed to resign or retire but they are also granted the option to remain on The Court until they die, which is important because no other branch of office gets this privilege. The Court has protected the people of the United States and continues to do so to the best of their abilities.