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Article 3 of the constitution deals with the Judicial Branch
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The Judicial Branch includes the supreme Court and all federal courts
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The job of the Judicial Branch is to interpret and explain laws of the Constitution
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the highest court in the land is the Supreme Court
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9 members sit on the Supreme Court.
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They become justices on the Supreme Court by the president and they are approved by the senate
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They serve for life.
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The two ways the Supreme Court can hear a case is original and durisdiction.
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Typically the Supreme Court only votes to hear related to the constitution, federal laws, treaties, and laws governing ships.
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The Supreme Court plays the role of interpreting the laws of the Constitution in regard to the laws of this country.
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The current members of the supreme court are:
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the head of the Supreme Court is called the Chief Justice
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Currently the head of the supreme Court is John Roberts