Before watching the two videos, I had a general idea of the Supreme Court, what they do, and how they do it. I also knew it was a reasonably powerful branch with much responsibility. However, after watching the videos, I now know how powerful they are and how big of a deal it is when they get a case.
To start, there are only nine justices for this court who have worked their whole lives to get the opportunity to be selected for this position. In every election, the new president will try their best to alter the court to strike in their favor. This is important to them because of the amount of power the Supreme Court truly has. Today's Supreme Court is a highly respected and essential part of our government's functions, but it was only sometimes this way. It took time and experience for this to happen. It wasn't until 1803 that the Marbury v Madison case showed the court's power, which started judicial review, allowing the court to to declare legislative and executive acts unconstitutional.
This was a vast and significant change to our judicial system. Citizens could now challenge what had happened before if they felt it was unconditional. For many since then, this has saved people convicted to have a better sentence or be treated fairly when they weren't before.
This is the only branch that has the power to challenge legislative acts. This is very important because citizens wouldn't have this opportunity tonight if they were mistreated in many places in the world. If you kept trying to challenge your government in many areas, there would be extreme consequences, including death. This is why the court is so important. It gives us as citizens the chance to be heard when we feel oppressed or feel we are not getting the rights we deserve
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