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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
No specific constitutional requirements to become a judge
9 Justices
The cheif justice
John Roberts(2005-present)
8 associate Justices
Court system
Court of Appeals
9th Court in Sans Fransico, CA
13 courts of appeals
Supreme Court
1,00s 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 appeals can appeal to the Court
Each has a panel of judges
The Judges can up hold a decision of a lower court and the outcome stands, Or that can retry
Districts courts
Districts courts in Montana. Helena, Billings ,Great Falls ,Missoula, and bute
Lower Federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction (or athority over)
each state has 1 out of 94 districts