Judicial Branch And Civil Liberties

The Judicial Branch is the balancing factor of the Government. It is the listener of the people of the US and it decides on all matters regarding the people. It "interprets the nation's law" (World Book 141). Being able to interpret the law gives the Judicial branch a special kind of power. One of which the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch do not possess. The Judicial branch decides when a law has been broken, to what extent, and how to punish the criminal act. And that is what makes it the strongest branch.

The balance between the duty of the government, both on a state and federal scale, and the citizens’ view of freedoms has been a continuous struggle throughout the readings. Although many members of America’s youth believe that their participation in politics is aimless, public opinion and voting are very important aspects of shaping the government. Without certain civil rights being granted by the government, these important rights of expression and suffrage would not exist.

The political cartoon analyzes the branches of government using football as a metaphor to show checks and balances that limit the power of the government. Furthermore, checks and balances work for the U.S. government because powers are delegated to each branch and the checks allow for equity among the branches. In the cartoon, the legislative branch and the executive branch are playing against each other while the judicial branch is the referee. In document one, Congress has the power to write laws, but the president can veto the bills that Congress proposes. Thus, the powers balance out the branches’ powers, which keeps them in a tight line of what they are allowed to do. Also, the President appoints judges, but Congress can reject them. They

1. 2 Define Civil Liberties; then define Civil Rights. How are they similar? How do they differ? Which civil sequence has more influence on your life as you know it to be now? Why do you believe this to be so?

Significance- Established the federal government's right to enforce laws and not tolerate ignorance of the law. Started the standard that in the U.S. you don’t take to fighting the government to get what you want you go to the courts.

Since the establishment of our government the Judiciary branch has been intended to be the passive or least dangerous of the three branches; this can be seen in the Federalist Papers, said by Alexander Hamilton, “The Judiciary, on the contrary, has no influence over either the sword or the purse” (Woll 373). This was soon thwarted when the power of judicial review came into play. Judicial review gave the Supreme Court the power it needed to be as influential and powerful as the other two branches. Throughout history judicial has been key in many controversial and important court case, beginning with Marbury vs. Madison, which established judicial review, to many other case including McCulloch vs. Maryland, Plessy vs. Ferguson, Roe vs. Wade,

He states that the main purpose of this power is a check ont he legislature where

The Supreme Court of the United States is perhaps the most eminent judicial branch in the world and has served for a model for justice and democracy. However the Court is not exempted from scrutiny, and critics question the increasing politicized nature of the Court, from the appointment process to the nature of their decisions in landmark cases like; Dred Scott v. Sandford, Roe v. Wade to Bush v. Gore. Based on empirical evidence, this essay argues that the United States Supreme Court today is severely influenced by politics and not as much by law- at least in practice. Indeed, robust partisanship of the political interests of the President and Congress imposes on the constitutional function of the Court.

The United States Constitution never really elaborated or delegated any instructions regarding the Supreme Court when it was first written so it was up to Congress and court justices to truly create the judicial branch of government we have today. However, it was the only Court specifically mentioned in the Constitution and serves as the final and highest form of the law in the nation. It serves to regulate the powers of the other two branches of government, and can strike down a law passed by Congress if it’s considered unconstitutional. With so much power, the Supreme Court does have quite a bit of influence on important social and political issues, and although the justices shouldn’t be elected, there should be stricter guidelines

The Judicial Branch was created by the Article Three of the Constitution, and it is unique because it is interconnected with the Executive Branch and at the same it is able to check the Executive Branch. The Executive and Judicial Branches are interconnected because the Judicial`s members are appointed by the President of the US, and by this they are in someway controlled by the Executive. However, the Judicial Branch still controls the Executive Branch by the Checks and Balances System, which ensures that the Supreme Court has the power of Judicial Review, this means it can overturn laws that are considered unconstitutional, making sure that the Executive acts follows the United States Constitution. With the Checks and Balances System, both

In chapter 8, we learned about Civil Liberties and the Bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights was originally made due to the fact some felt that the constitution wasn’t doing enough to protect the citizen’s basic rights. From there the Bill of Rights was formed in order to restrict the power of government in relation to our rights. It is to protect the citizens from the government by restricting its power in certain aspects.

Regarding the effect of campaign contributions with respect to the institution, Gibson discovered that when groups who interact with the decision maker directly make contributions the legitimacy of that court suffers substantially. Interestingly, this effect is more notable in the institution of the state supreme court compared to the state legislature. Gibson concluded that the absence of campaign contributions greatly increased the public perception that the policy maker would be fair and impartial. Knowing this, judges running judicial campaigns would be given more deference if campaign contributions were little to nonexistent and thus plan their campaigns

If a Writ of Amicus Curen is established, the defendant deems themselves unable to comprehend the accusations brought upon them, and unable to adequately defend themselves. In this case a third party can be brought in to take the case.

appeals that hears appeals from the trial court. A party in a case generally has one right of

There is a subtle difference between civil liberties and civil rights. Civil liberties are the rights given to us through our constitution, while civil rights are our basic human rights, guaranteed to us at birth. While our civil liberty issues have been resolved, such as women's rights, discrimination against African Americans, and equal rights for all, the prejudices underlying those issues still linger in our country today.