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 justices have. Keep in mind, the debates are generally very calm and respectful. Sometimes there may be some aggression, but by only allowing people to speak one at a time, it remains calm. Justices can also not speak to other justices, but may communicate with their lawyers. These lawyers may then pass on the information or points made to the other justices. Lawyers are great because they can smoothen out the rest of the debate not causing aggression. 

This is only an introduction to what the Supreme Court is all about. There is much more to learn about this historical group of people who have made major impacts on our country. 
Meet all of the sitting Supreme Court justices ahead of the new term - ABC News

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