Week 03
The Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has been in act for more than 200 years. They serve as the highest and most prestigious judicial body in the legal system and sometimes political practices. Their main purpose is to settle concerning court cases that involve federal and state law. By reaching their final decisions and judgements they are often faced with long hours in the office writing opinions based off the majority's views in order to persuade differing opinions. The Supreme Court's primary role is translate and declare the Constitution of the United States as accurately and precise as possible when it comes to dealing with special court cases. Unlike any other ordinary occupation a justice may be appointed by the President of the United States and the Senate where they must serve for life even after the president who appointed them leaves office. Currently there are nine justices that occupy the Supreme Court which of one who is the Chief Justice where they decide who writes the majority opinion paper for that case. During these long debated court cases opinions and side changes occur often when justices compromise with each other and discussions are made.
A turning point for the Supreme Court was in 1850s when an enslaved African American man, Dred Scott, filed a court case claiming his freedom under Congress. Unfortunately he lost his lawsuit due to Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney declining that Congress had any power over declaring African Americans as citizens and that slavery could no longer be ended. Right after the Civil War the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were implemented in the United States Constitution where all men were recognized as citizens, obtained voting rights, and could not be denied due process during legal battles.
The Supreme Court has been in act for more than 200 years. They serve as the highest and most prestigious judicial body in the legal system and sometimes political practices. Their main purpose is to settle concerning court cases that involve federal and state law. By reaching their final decisions and judgements they are often faced with long hours in the office writing opinions based off the majority's views in order to persuade differing opinions. The Supreme Court's primary role is translate and declare the Constitution of the United States as accurately and precise as possible when it comes to dealing with special court cases. Unlike any other ordinary occupation a justice may be appointed by the President of the United States and the Senate where they must serve for life even after the president who appointed them leaves office. Currently there are nine justices that occupy the Supreme Court which of one who is the Chief Justice where they decide who writes the majority opinion paper for that case. During these long debated court cases opinions and side changes occur often when justices compromise with each other and discussions are made.
A turning point for the Supreme Court was in 1850s when an enslaved African American man, Dred Scott, filed a court case claiming his freedom under Congress. Unfortunately he lost his lawsuit due to Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney declining that Congress had any power over declaring African Americans as citizens and that slavery could no longer be ended. Right after the Civil War the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments were implemented in the United States Constitution where all men were recognized as citizens, obtained voting rights, and could not be denied due process during legal battles.
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