Blog Post #3: The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court article from History.com provides a strong and well worded overview of the Supreme Court system and its establishment of it in the late 1700s in the United States. The article goes over many topics such as the notable cases of Roe V. Wade and Mapp V. Ohio. It also goes over many of the justices who have sat in the supreme court such as John Marshall  and William Howard Taft. The Supreme Courts ultimate jurisdiction is over all the laws within the United States and has the highest responsibility for evaluating the constitutionality of those laws. I believe the most important take-away is how vital the supreme cout is to the United States government and how significant their roles play in shaping the nation’s laws and policies. The thing I learned that I didn’t know was theat the President of the United States nominates the supreme court justices and the the U.S. Senate can confirm or deny their seat on the court. One surprising thing that was mentioned in the article was that the first decision made by the first set of six justices was on August 3, 1791 with the case of West V. Barnes, involving a financial dispute between a farmer and a family he owed debt to. I believe this article made me thing about the higher power the Supreme Court really has and how much power they truly hold. The ability to have strong communicators and members who truly understand the United States justice and law system is key to the success of the Supreme Courts ruling meeting the needs of the people of the United States.