Supreme Court Reflection

            

                                  What is the Supreme Court?

The Supreme Court is the highest court in our country, which means they have the final say on any of the proposed laws, and are the last people you can go to in the court system trying to get justice. Their Job is to make sure the laws align with the United States constitution. 

 The Supreme Court has 9 justices, there is the one chef justice which is Clarance Thomas, the you have 8 associate justices. These judges serve for life or till they resign. there have only been 100 members for the past 16 years . when one dies or resins it is the presidents Job to appoint them as a member.

  One of their jobs is to see if the Law is constitutional.  Most of the time the cases are resolved before it does reach the Supreme Court. every year over 7,000 people try to have the Supreme Court hear their cases, but only 100 actually get heard. If they think the case does not fit the constitution  the can not be enforced. 

Why does it matter 

  Since the Supreme Court s the high-test jurisdiction in the United States, I think its very important to us because even though we never go to the Supreme Court directly, their decisions can effect our day to say lives.  I feel like the Supreme Court is important because they help protect the peoples rights and keeps the other branches from being too powerful. 

Why is it controversial?

The Supreme Court could be controversial because not everyone one will agree with the Laws they put in order, the laws they do put in order affects us tremendously such as making a major decision such as abortion, gun rights , and so much more rights that we have. Another controversial thing is the president choosing one of the justices. When the president chooses he's goin g to chose someone from his party which half of the people will be upset with because most don't agree with the President. 

In conclusion even though the Supreme Court could be controversial I still think they are very important because they help us keep our rights and give us laws that are beneficial to us.