Blog post 2: Supreme Court

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Things I Learned about the Supreme Court

There have only been about 100 Supreme Court justices over the course of America's History.

The Supreme court said that an act of congress was unconstitutional

They only accept about 100 cases a year.

The Hearings are all public.

Each side of the Supreme Court cases has 30 minutes to make their argument to the judges.

After a case is determined the winning side has to write an opinion on their reasoning.

It takes about four weeks to write an opinion of the course case.

Each judge may also write an opinion if they disagree or agree but disagree with the reasoning. 

Opinions can be up to 80 pages long and within hours they will be summarized and realized on tv or in articles of what they decided and why.

Most Important Takeaway Point 

The Supreme Court Justices are people too all each with their own opinion which can make things complicated as views on issues change.

The most surprising thing I learned

The supreme court implemented a system so that each justice gets a chance to speak before someone speaks for a second time. This allows everyone's opinion to be heard without having interruptions and gives each Justice the same chance to speak.

How the video changed how I view the supreme court.

I now can see a more detailed process of how the supreme court works. I already knew what they did but I now have learned more about the process and complications that go with that. I also think that The Supreme Courts' decision is important because that will go into effect for the rest of America's history. I guess I already knew that but until watching this video that did not really click in my head.