1. Article 3 of the Constitution deals with the Judicial Branch.
2. The Judicial Branch includes the U.S. Supreme Court and all federal courts.
3. The job of the Judicial Branch is to interpret or explain the laws.
4. The highest court in the land is the Supreme Court.
5. On the the Supreme Court, there are nine justices or judges.
6. They become justices on the Supreme Court after they are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
7. The justices serve for life.
8. The two ways the Supreme Court can hear a case are if the Constitution specifically designates it to the Supreme Court, or if it works its way up through the lower courts.
9. Typically the Supreme Court only votes to hear cases that have the greatest affect on society or affect the most amount of people.
10. In regards to the laws of our country, the Supreme Court decides whether or not laws are Constitutional, or uphold the ideas and principles of the Constitution.
11. The current members of the Supreme Court are John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, and Clarence Thomas.
12. The head of the Supreme Court is called the Chief Justice.
13. Currently the Chief Justice is John Roberts.
2. The Judicial Branch includes the U.S. Supreme Court and all federal courts.
3. The job of the Judicial Branch is to interpret or explain the laws.
4. The highest court in the land is the Supreme Court.
5. On the the Supreme Court, there are nine justices or judges.
6. They become justices on the Supreme Court after they are appointed by the President and approved by the Senate.
7. The justices serve for life.
8. The two ways the Supreme Court can hear a case are if the Constitution specifically designates it to the Supreme Court, or if it works its way up through the lower courts.
9. Typically the Supreme Court only votes to hear cases that have the greatest affect on society or affect the most amount of people.
10. In regards to the laws of our country, the Supreme Court decides whether or not laws are Constitutional, or uphold the ideas and principles of the Constitution.
11. The current members of the Supreme Court are John Roberts, Samuel Alito, Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Sonia Sotomayor, and Clarence Thomas.
12. The head of the Supreme Court is called the Chief Justice.
13. Currently the Chief Justice is John Roberts.