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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Checks on Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional.
Checks on the Executive Branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There were no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice.
9 Justices
The Chief Justices
John Roberts (2005-present)
8 Associate Justices
Court System
Court of Appeals
court of appeals
13 Appeals Courts
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried.
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately.
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.
Each state has one of the 94 district courts
Supreme Court
1000's of cases are Submitted but only about 100 are tried
If the court declines to hear a case the court appeals to this court.
Located in Washington D.C.
The losing side of the Appeals Court can appeal to the court