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 The Supreme Court has been around since the late 1700s, deciding how certain laws should be applied to different cases. In this video, we learned how the Supreme Court works and how all nine justices cooperate with each other.

The Justices who overlook the Supreme Court, are appointed by the President and then confirmed by the Senate. There is no fixated timeline for how long each Justice can serve. They can serve until their death or until retirement unless something else were to happen.  Each Justice has to work in unison with each other to create an united front in an actual case. 

Actually getting a case to the Supreme Court is as difficult as it may seem. Cases have to go through several processes to be seen by the Supreme Court. This video goes through the procedures of having a case brought to the Supreme Court. Different cases go through different systems based on the severity of the case. There is Regional Level, State Level, and then the level in which the Supreme court would take the case. 

The two videos gave the structure of the Supreme Court and why it works the way it does. These different rules and traditions have been in placed for years. Every little detail and rule that comes along with the Supreme Court helps it remain the way it is today. 

Learning about how the Supreme Court works and why helped me see more of how America's Justice Systems works which helps us then understand why certain things have to happen regarding Supreme Court cases. Different cases require different things and while one person may think it can be a Supreme Court Case, the Justices ultimately have the final decision. 

The Nine Justices way of deciding which cases get to be brought to the Supreme Court kind of works similarly to how a Jury decides whether a person is guilty or not. They all sit in a room and then majority rules. once a vote is decided, the Justices obviously need to study and speak about the case and how to proceed with it. 

Another thing is that once a case is decided, reporters are given information early on so they can go ahead and print about it which then draws attention to the case. this means that different sources are able to print about the case as it actively goes on. 

Like I said, a Supreme Court case is a meticulous task, everyone involved has to take extra care and think everything through just to decide whether or not the court needs to represent a case. 

   In the past, the Court has made decisions in which have brought anger and a bad reputation. If the Court were to have a bad reputation this would put not as powerful and authoritative, while lawfully they are, in the eyes of the people no one will want to listen. It is extra important in the Supreme Court's case that they take extra time to look over their work to make their final decision.

Everything that the Supreme Court is today is all due to how it has evolved over the years. Each change improved it which in turned has improved the Court's authority. The Court has represented multiple cases over the years (a very famous one being Roe v. Wade) but aside from this, they have represented so many others like:

• Marbury v. Madison

• Gideon v. Wainwright 

• Lawrence v. Texas

• Miranda v. Arizona

That is only a small list of all the Supreme Court has done. In writing this, I've learned several things myself that have educated me and helped me understand more of our government and Judicial Branch.