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Judicial Branch ( Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch ( Supreme Court)
Checks on legislative branch
Can declare acts of legislative unconstitutional
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
Serve for life to avoid politics ties
There were no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice.
9 Justices
Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005- present)
8 Associtive Justices
Court system
If the court declines to hear a case, the court appeals to this court
Supreme Court
Located in Washington D.C.
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to this court
1,000 of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
Court of appeals
The circuit Court in San Francisco
Each has a panel of judges to decide if trials were tried appropriately
13 Appeals Court
The judges can uphold decision of the lower court. The outcome stands or they can be retried.
Court of Appeals
District Court
Each state has 1 of 94 district courts
District courts in Montana. Missoula, Billings, Butte, Helena, Great Falls.
Lower federal courts are divided on cases which they have jurisdiction or authority over,