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Judicial Branch (Supreme court) - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme court)
Checks on the executive branch
Can declare presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on the legislative branch
Can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional
Supreme court justices
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There are no constitutional requirements to become a judge
nine justices
The chief Justice
John Roberts (2005-present)
eight Associate Justices
Court system
Court of Appeals
Each has a panel of judges
13 courts of appeals
The judges can uphold a decision of the lower court and the outcome stances or they can retry
Ninth Circuit court in San-Francisco California
Supreme court
Thousands of cases are submitted but only about 100 can be tried
If the court declines to hear a case the court of Appeals decision is final
Located in Washington D.C.
The losing side of the court of Appeals can appeal to the court
District courts
District courts in Montana: Helena, Billings, Great Falls,Missoula and Butte
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have athority over
Each state has one of the 94 district courts