In such an inspiring country as America, things are never as they seem. In 1791, when the first amendment came out the citizens at the time were thrilled to have the freedom of religion and the freedom of speech. As time went by, law enforced the separation of church and state act, which made it so no religion could directly effect the governments decisions. Gradually, leading our government away from the morals and beliefs of our founding fathers. Now, over 200 years later our government has changed and adapted so much, it's hard to believe where we came from. According to our three branches of government, the legislators make the law, the judiciaries interpret the law, and the executives enforce the law. However, what if one branch of government became corrupt? Would we as citizens be able to live with the governments decision? My objective is to explain to you who the lead judiciaries are, their standards, and their view on us as citizens.
To begin with, the supreme court is made up of nine justices. When a justice is appointed they have to win the approval of the president and congress, then they have a life term, until they retire or die. Their income comes from tax payers pockets every time we go to court. The down side being that we pay them but have no say whatsoever about the decision of who gets appointed. Today's justices are as follows: Chief Justice, John Roberts and associate justices; Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, and Clarence Thomas.
From the time they are appointed until the time they resign, those nine justices have complete power over the US court and judiciary branch. The theory being that if we had one bad justice then...
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The Judicial Branch was written to have very little power, it originally had a federal court and then had to be divided into lower. The President is in charge of appointing the justices, and all of the decision from congress and the executive branch have to go through the judicial branch in order for them to decide if it constitutional or unconstitutional.
...09). Congress is supposed to enact laws, and the ability of judges to modify them with court decisions shows how their power may extend past what the system of checks and balances had intended. The last aspect that shows how powerful this branch may be is the judges. Originally, the lifetime appointment was supposed to relieve them of pressures when deciding cases, but this serves as a double edged sword. Judges without fear of retribution shows the amount of power that they posses. Overall, the development of judicial review, judges lifetime appointment, and ability to modify laws has led to an unbalance of power by the Judicial Branch among the three branches of government.
Supreme Court and Court of Appeals judges are elected in nonpartisan statewide elections. Mid-term vacancices are filled by appointment. State law requires that nominees are state residents and have practiced law for a minimum of seven years.
There are 7 justices and 1 chief justice within the high court. 7 justices will be required for constitutional cases and 5 justices are required for cases in regards to different matters.
Government officials serving in the Judiciary branch hold incredible power, not only due to judicial review, but also because they are insulated from the American people. Supreme Court Justices are unelected and hold lifelong terms in office. Officials that are appointed by the President or a party usually have that person or party’s interests in mind. This action is not democratic because it allows the Judicial Bench to be stacked with a singular party’s morals and beliefs. This phenomenon contradicts all aspects of democracy by giving indispensable powers to these officials for life, by taking away the people’s right to representation by election, and by allowing certain degrees of judicial activism. Unelected judges that make important decisions for the American Government are not held responsible or accountable for any actions that appear to be wrong in the public’s eye because they cannot be removed from office except when having been convicted of a felony.
The book that I have choosen for the book review assessment is called The Arsenal of Democracy by A.J. Baime. The era in which this book takes place in the United States history is the period before World War 2 and during World War 2. This was right when Henry Ford was building cars and the auto industry was booming in America. One has to know the buildup to World War 2 and the years prior to it to understand the global influences to the author's main point. Events like industrial changes, interchangeable parts, the great depression, the rise of nazis germany, America view of the european war, and the battle of resources in World War 2. The author ,A.J. Baime, is a journalist that works for the New York Time magazine,Popular Science,
The transformation of the Federal Government Judiciary system established in 1789 and is built on three basic principles. It begins with at least one federal district courts in each state. An Example is if two parties are engaged in a lawsuit are unsatisfied with the courts verdicts it can appeal its case to the circuit courts. The court was composed of one district court and two Supreme Court justices. These appellate court justices meet twice a year to review cases of the lower court’s rulings. In 1869, Congress expanded the Supreme courts size to nine judges. The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States for all cases under the U.S. Constitution. One Chief Justice runs the Court and the remaining eight justices preside under
Presently the supreme court has nine members, which include one Chief Justice and eight associate Justices. The Chief Justice Appoints each associate Justice to oversee one or more various circuits. Every year the Supreme Court has a term in which it revues selected cases. This term starts on the first Monday of October and ends either in the end of June or the beginning of July. During this term the Justices review one-hundred out of 6,000 or so cases with no clear guidelines on which ones they must look at.
The United States government consists of three main branches: the legislative, the executive, and the judicial. Within the contents of this essay, the judicial branch will be examined. The judicial branch of the United States government oversees justice throughout the country by expounding and applying laws by means of a court system.1 This system functions by hearing and determining the legality of such cases.2 Sitting at the top of the United States court system is the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court of the United States encompasses the federal judiciary, explicitly the judicial branch. This court is comprised of life-long serving Justices who are selected by the President of the United States and approved by the Senate.3 Cooperatively, the Supreme Court, the President, and Congress attempt to work in accord to run the three-pronged government of the United States.
Often in many lower courts, the power of politics exceeds too many areas of the justice system. Judges who are politically supported and appointed by such influences may be removed or not reelected due to court decisions they make. So in turn the appointment of life in the Supreme Court ceases any political or outside repercussion of a decision’s to cease. Thus the judge is now only bound to the law and the constitution, hence judicial independence. Other aspects to appointment such as salary are also notable points on if influence is affected. However with salary for life, at roughly $240k for associate justice and $250k for Chief Justice, even with a reduction or increase of salary, influence would be null. Even so Article III also states a clause that a federal judge’s salary may not be subjected to a reduction, for the sole purpose of influences not enticing or threating their lively hood (United
Founders of the United States of America believed in providing the people of this great nation with a fair, and impartial judicial system. The basic rights of the people, which are listed in the Bill of Rights, needed to be respected and protected by the government. Abraham Lincoln once said “Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth”. Every part of the United States government has a duty to protect the people that gave the government power, and one organization in particular plays a very large role in this charge. The Judicial System of the United States America is a complex organization constructed to uphold the authority of the Constitution, and federal law. The judges within the judicial system must uphold an honest, and fair regiment when attempting to define justice during a case in any of the different courts; without this, the rights guaranteed to the people would be voided of any value and the judicial system, or the judges in particular, would fail to meet the duties they are charged with. Judges are government officials who must follow strict principles and rules in order to justly uphold the constitution, and the laws of the U.S., and when these officials do not, they must be punished to prevent further misconduct from occurring.
The Judicial Branch is one of three branches of government that play a crucial role in the United States. Not only is it responsible for protecting and carrying out the textual and living form of the Constitution, but also insuring that we, as citizens, are not being violated by the laws that are established. Although checks and balances are present to ensure that the judicial branch, legislative branch, and executive branch don’t become to powerful over the other, each is still very susceptible to political forces; and this includes the judiciary branch.
The Supreme Court is essential to the United States government, even more so, the judicial branch. The Supreme Court aids in protecting the Constitution of the United States, and as a result, protects the American people’s liberties.
Article III provides that “the judicial Power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office.” This article shows that the power to interpret the law of the United States will be controlled by the Supreme Court and the lower Federal Court. Congress will create inferior court from time to time. The Constitution create only the Supreme Court, however, it allows Congress to create any other inferior courts whenever it needs to. Therefore, when the cases load of the Supreme Court is too many, Congress will be able to create the lower federal courts. On the other hand, as long as the judges are on “good behavior”, most of them will receive lifetime appointments from the President of United States operate the Federal Courts system; however, it needs the confirmation by the Senate. To ...
nine justices hold incredible power and when they interpret the law and vote in their decisions it