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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - 6th period - Coggle Diagram
Judicial Branch (Supreme Court) - 6th period
Checks on Executive Branch
Can declare Presidential actions unconstitutional
Checks on the Legislative Branch
Can declare acts of legislation unconstitutional
Supreme Court Justices
9 justices
The Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005 - present)
8 associate judges
Serve for life to avoid political ties
There are no specific constitutional requirements to become a justice
Court System
Supreme Court
1,000s 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 Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
13 Courts of Appeals
Each court has a panel of judges
9th Circuit Court in San Francisco, CA
The judges can uphold the decision of the lower court and the outcome stands OR they can send it back to the lower court to be retried
District Courts
District Courts in Montana: Helena, Billings, Great Falls, Missoula, Butte
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have jurisdiction, or authority over
Each state has 1 of the 94 districts