Judicial+Power,+Duties+&+Responsibilities


 * Supreme Court **

Lead by the Supreme Court. Its powers are @interpreting the Constitution, reviewing laws, and deciding cases involving states' rights.

The head of the judicial branch is the Supreme court. It is the top court in the United States and no other court can go up against it. The main job of the Supreme Court is to interpret the Constitution. There are nine justices that are on the Supreme Court, The reason it’s a odd number of justices is to make sure there aren't any ties in voting. Supreme court justices are in very powerful positions. Also, once they are appointed they will be justices on the court for life.

= **The duties of the Judicial branch of the United States government include:** =


 * Interpreting state laws.
 * Settling legal disputes.
 * Punishing violators of the law.
 * Hearing civil cases.
 * Protecting the individual rights granted by the state constitution.
 * Determining the guilt or innocence of those accused of violating the criminal laws of the state.
 * Acting as a check upon the Legislative and Executive branches of state government.
 * Federal courts Interpret the law to determine its constitutionality, and apply it to cases.
 * The Supreme has the power to declare a law unconstitutional
 * The judicial branch interprets laws that have been passed by the legislative branch and approved by the president of the United States, who leads the executive branch.
 * The courts decisions cannot be appealed to any authority, because it is the final decision in the United States on matters of federal law.