CJ140_Unit_2_Assignment.docx The U.S. Supreme Court CJ140 Introduction to Constitution

CJ140_Unit_2_Assignment.docx    The U.S. Supreme Court  CJ140 Introduction to Constitutional Law  Purdue Global  The Supreme Court was established in Article three of the constitution. There are three branches of government.  There is the Legislative branch, the Executive branch, and the Judicial branch. The Legislative branch consists of the Senate and House of representatives. The executive branch consists of the President, Vice President and advisors. Lastly there is the Judicial branch Which is the Supreme court. The Supreme Courts job is to interpret the law and then determine injustices of the constitution for the people. They can choose which cases to take that potentially violate the constitution. There are nine justices that hear cases ahead of time and the must decide which ones to hear. Thousands of cases are presented every year but less than 150 are heard and are brought to trial by the Supreme Courts.   Section two of Article three in the constitution states that the court has the authority to hear cases. All cases are trial by jury with the exception of Impeachment,only the Senate has the power to hear and try cases of Impeachment. In 1803 the case of Maybury v. Madison was the deciding factor that gave the Supreme Courts the power of judicial review. This enabled the Courts the power to declare acts by the Legislative or Executive branch unconstitutional.   The President can nominate a person for Supreme Court, but the Senate can confirm or deny the nominee. The role of the Supreme court i