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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Cheacks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative Branch
Can Declare acts of Legislative unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
9 Justices
The Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005- Present)
8 Associate Justices
There were no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Court System
District Courts
Each state has 1 of the 94 district
District Courts in Montana Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, Great Falls.
Lower Federal Courts are divided on cases over witch they have jurisdiction, or authority over.
Court Of Appeals
9th Circuit Court in San, Francisco, CA
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tired appropriately
13 Courts of Appeal
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retired
Supreme System
Located in Washington D.C
1000's of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tired
If the court declines to hear a case apples decision is finial
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
Court of Appeals
13 Appeals Courts
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retired