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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Checks on Executive Branch
May Declare executive actions unconstitutional
Checks on Legislative Branch
May declare laws unconstitutional
Court System
District Court
Each stare has 1 of the 94 district courts
Federal court judges are appointed by the President and gets life terms
Lower federal courts are divided on case over which they have jurisdiction or authority over
Court Appeals
13 courts of appeal
Each panel of judges of decide if case were tried appropriatley
The judge can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
If someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fair they can the case here
Supreme Court
The losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
1000's are submitted but only about a 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decision is final
Supreme Court Justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Serve for life to avoid political ties
9 judges