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This 3 page paper provides a simple overview of the judiciary. Supreme Court judges are listed by name and year of appointment. The system of checks and balances is touched on. The relationship between federal and state branches is discussed.
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entity -the judiciary, the legislature, the executive branch --exists in a vacuum. For example, the legislature may make laws, but judges set precedents through their rulings. A President may declare
war, but Congress is supposed to be apprised of such measures in most cases and vote on it. During the 2000 Presidential election, the judiciary became involved in a precedent
setting case. There is a sense that the system works when there is that balance. The judiciary is one branch of the three in the United States system of government.
As the summer of 2005 unfolds, a new justice must be selected as one has announced her retirement. This is an unusual event, to an extent. One never really knows
when an opening will emerge as many factors play a role. A Supreme Court justice is appointed for life. Also today, one judge is ill and this may cause another
spot to be open. Whenever this situation occurs, politics abound but it has become clear over the years that judges often do not follow the course many expect them to,
which is something that proves the system works. It is a fair system. Although the Supreme Court renders opinions, dissenting opinions are published as well. Today, the Supreme Court consists
of the following judges; their names and years or appointment are listed as follows: Stephen G. Breyer (1994), Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993), Clarence Thomas (1991), David H. Souter (1990), Anthony
Kennedy (1988), William H. Rehnquist (1972), Antonin Scalia (1986), Sandra Day OConnor (1981) and John Paul Stevens (1975) ("U.S. Supreme"). In the judicial system, the Supreme Court is one of
last resort. Often, the Supreme Court will hear cases if they are precedent setting. Even if there is an important case that the public is upset about, the court may
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