The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States is known as the most powerful judicial court. The Supreme Court has had nine justices be a part of the court at a time since the Civil War, which consists of eight associate justices and then one that is the chief justice. Every year the Supreme Court is sent about seven thousand cases to review, which they hear about 150 cases. The Supreme Court is able to figure out how a rule should be applied, while looking at how it should be interpreted. With this power they are able to know the relevance of a law and use these cases as evidence for their ruling.

The role of the Supreme Court is to interpret the constitution.  It is known to be the "last resort" as it can help someone if they feel like the previous ruling is incorrect or unfair. The court is also able to protect by denying laws that are against both the constitution and civil rights that are protected. Doing all of this allows the court to set limits on the government. These limits make it so that laws will not take advantage of minorities. Having the Supreme Court allows our freedoms to be protected. 

The Supreme Court isn't required to look at any certain cases. The cases that they choose are ones that they feel are currently relevant or do involve something that needs to be interpreted. They will also look at a case if two other courts have found different rulings on the same case, which helps settle the issue. 

Other than interpreting the constitution, a big role of the Supreme Court is judicial review. Judicial review was established during the case of Marbury v. Madison. This case helped established that the court can declare something within legislation or the executive branch unconstitutional. This makes it that the other branches are staying within the guidelines of the constitution. 

sources: https://www.uscourts.gov/about-federal-courts/educational-resources/about-educational-outreach/activity-resources/about

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-judicial-branch/#:~:text=Although%20the%20Supreme%20Court%20may,a%20law%20should%20be%20applied.