Blog #2 Supreme Court

 The history of the United States Supreme Court dates all the way back to the 1780s, which in retrospect, isn’t too long ago. Being the highest federal court in the country and the head of the judicial branch of government, it is a system that has been drafted and reviewed numerous times since its birth. The responsibility of the Supreme Court is to decide what is or is not deemed constitutional, and to check the other branches’ actions. I believe the most notable thing about the court is its responsibility to ensure the American people the promise of equal justice under the law and to function as guardians and interpreters of the Constitution.

Reading up on the history of the Supreme Court and its functions has taught me some new things. One thing I did not know about the Supreme Court was its circuit courts. Although it was once abolished, I feel as though the idea of traveling and rotating judges was a good intention to show care and equal opportunity to cases and to the country as a whole. It proves to be informative to the judges as well as the courts and helps to avoid bias or repetitiveness. The most surprising thing I learned about the Supreme Court was that there have only been just over one hundred justices in American history. When you do not know much about the court, they seem larger than life because of their power, and with that mentality comes numbers.

As the video went on, I really realized how the Supreme Court is simply full of ordinary people with just a heightened knowledge of our country’s history. The justices talk about how humbling it can be to be a part of the court, and how it can take 3-5 years to get comfortable in the role. No matter how much knowledge you have, you are always learning more and more in the world’s greatest judicial system.