Post 2: The Founding Area

 

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The Founding Era (1774-1779) & The Powerful Supreme Court

I learned many new things about the Supreme Court while reading this article by History.com. More specifically, I learned that the Supreme Court Justices are not just nominated by the President of the United States but also need to pass through the Senate. The Senate has the authority to either confirm or deny these presidential nominations if it deems the nominees unfit for office. This is a very simple but important power that was given to the Senate. It ensures that the President can't just nominate anybody that might give them a political or economic advantage. 

One of the most important take-away points about the Supreme Court is that they are the absolute final court system you can go to. This means that once your case reaches the Supreme Court, there will absolutely be a decision made. This is because the Supreme Court is the most powerful court system in the entire world. This is why only the biggest and most important court cases end up reaching this court. 

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The most surprising thing that I learned about the Supreme Court is that the number of Justices is able to change. Originally, in 1789, the court contained six Justices. Over many years, the number of justices has been altered to as little as five and as much as ten. In 1869, the number was changed to nine, and that is the number it has stayed at since. I was also surprised to learn that over one hundred fifteen people has served as Justices since the creation of the Supreme Court. 

Before watching this video about the Supreme Court, I did not know how busy the Justices actually are. I learned that petitions to be accepted into the Supreme Court arrive by the thousands. The Justices have to read each and every petition and decide whether they are worth being brought up in the worlds most powerful court system. The court bases all of their decisions off of the Constitution, as it is the most fair and just way to bring order to these cases. I also did not know that the average term for a Supreme Court Justice is sixteen years, with many terms reaching the thirty year mark. In the video, Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter was interviewed. He had said that it takes upwards of five years to really get the hang of working as a Justice. He claims that it is very long and hard work, but that it gets quicker as you get better at it.