The Supreme Court

I watched part one of the supreme court video series.  Something I found interesting is that the video both makes light that the judges have to act impartial and the fact that the president has to nominate, and congress approves of it.  This thin line that they walk is very important because they shouldn't have a party they should assign themselves to.  This job is based around the constitution which should be impartial, however the world we grow up in and the world we take care of now shapes our understanding of these issues.

The judicial branch's headquarters.

The most important takeaway from the video is the idea of judicial review.  The video states that once a week they get cases they need to review.  Even then, they must understand what the cases are and if they are constitutional or not.  This is the most important thing about the Judicial branch of government. This gives them leverage in either the executive branch or the legislative branch, to strike down their acts as unconstitutional.

The judges on the bench

I think the most interesting thing about the video is the fact that each justice gets a team of lawyers to wade through the documents.  Each one can help out the justice but does not have a say in the outcome of the cases.  This is majorly confusing to me.  This team should speed up the time it takes to go through all of the cases and cut down time significantly.  However, I understand why this team system is, as they were not nominated for the position.

the amount of cases they get per week

After watching the video my view of the judicial branch and the supreme court has changed.  Going into it, I thought they get a maximum of 40 cases a year as a team.  However now that I have watched it, they get 100 cases a week as an team which is a shocking number for me.