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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
Supreme Court Justices
9 Justices
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Serve for life to avoid political ties
Court System
Supreme Court
If the court declines to hear a case the court of appeals decision is final
The losing side of the appeals court can appeal to this court
1,000's are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
Court of Appeals
Each has a panel of judges to decide if cases were tried appropriately
If someone is convicted of a crime and they thought it wasn't fair they can take the case here
13 Courts of Appeals
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands or they can be retried
District Courts
Each state has 1 of the 94 district courts
Federal court judges are appointed by the President and get life terms
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction of authority over