https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9 Julia Zahel en-us 2018-09-01 13:37:16 UTC 2019-01-23 20:20:34 UTC hello@padlet.com julia_zahel https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277078566 The courts primary function is to settle disputes over the meaning of the federal law and the U.S. Constitution 

the Supreme Court makes sure that the federal law is uniform and means the same thing everywhere 

one of the Supreme Courts most important tasks is to exercise judicial review 
Judicial review: the power to examine the laws and actions of state, local and federal government and to overturn them if they violate the Constitution ]]> 2018-09-01 13:45:10 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277078566 julia_zahel https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277081044 The Supreme Court interrupts the Constitution and uses it as a basis for making all decisions ]]> 2018-09-01 14:13:12 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277081044 julia_zahel https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277081332 trials are normally pretty short and they do not hear a witness testimony 

the nine justices will read written arguments and then participate in an hour long argument for each case 

the steps for the trail are...
1. briefing 
2. oral argument 
3. deciding the case 
4. enforcing decisions ]]> 2018-09-01 14:19:58 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277081332 julia_zahel https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277081407 They typically choose cases where lower courts have decided the same issue in many different ways 

They also choose cases that raise questions about the law and have a national impact (questions that need to be answered for the sake of the nation)

about half of the cases every year in Supreme Court are people in prison wanting to appeal their case ]]> 2018-09-01 14:21:33 UTC https://padlet.com/julia_zahel/xcv0p46ykcr9/wish/277081407