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Judicial Branch (Supreme Court)
Checks on Executive Branch
Can declare presidental actions are unconsitutional
Checks on Legeslative Branch
can delare acts of Legeslation unconsitutional
Supreme Court Justices
serve for life to avoid political ties
there are no specific constitutional requirements to become a Justice
nine justices
eight associate judges
Chief Justice
John Roberts (2005 - present)
Court System
district courts
Lower federal courts are divided on cases over which they have authority
MONTANA: Helena, Billings, GF, Missoula, Butte
Each state has 1 of the 94 districts
Court of Appeals
9th circuit court in San Francisco, Cali
13 courts
each court has a panel
judges can uphold the desictions of the lower court and the outcome stands OR they can send it back and be retried
Supreme Court
1000s 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 dc
the losing side of the court of appeals can appeal to the supreme court