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The Supreme Court

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The Supreme court is a group of 9 prestigious judges all chosen by the president of the United States. As power goes, the Supreme Court is under the three branches of the government. Those 3 groups are the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches. Each week these judges are sent hundreds to even thousands of petitions. The cases are then distributed to the different justices. The supreme court is obviously divided and will be for many years to come. However, this does not mean the cases are rigged or biased. During review, the justices will read through the petitions with an open mind. Keep in mind only 2 percent of the petitions are actually sent to the Supreme court, so many of the cases sent in, are declined. After reading, the judges then must come together and make an agreement on whether or not the case shall be taken to the court. Once the case is taken to the Supreme Court, both of the sides are given 30 minutes to speak to the judges and respond to any questions the ju