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Week 3- U.S. Supreme Court

The videos and topics of Week 3 were related to the Supreme Court and its beginnings. The Supreme Court is the most powerful judicial body on Earth. In the beginning, people did not want to Court to have as much power and authority as it does today. Over the years, it has grown and advanced. In these videos, the first thing I learned was that people can send petitions to the Supreme Court for any number of reasons. They have the ability to draw boundaries of the governments power and tell individual states what they can or cannot do. They recieve more than 100 new cases a week, but the court accepts very few for full consideration.They decide which cases get their attention in conferences that are held weekly.

Once a case is decided, lawyers argue the case in court in front of all 9 Supreme Court justices, which can be very nervewracking. After their decision, they have to write their opinion which bonds it and informs the public as to why they chose to make that decision. This part of the process is extremely time consuming, because the justices have to find common ground and make compromises if there are too many differences in opinion. The Supreme Court acts as a buffer between the people and the government and allows voices to be heard and stood up for.

Video references : https://youtu.be/cWRoXYRsaeo
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