Judicial Branch

Week 4B

07/25/23

The Judicial Branch is the third branch of the three Branches of the Constitution established by the US Constitution Framers. Its primary function is to understand, interpret and put the law in action Consistent with the Constitution’s rules.  The judiciary system is a branch where individuals have the best chance to be heard. The Branch consists of the Federal court and states court. They are part of the system of checks and balances, they protect the quality of the US Constitution from other branches, and they also protect individual rights from societal and governmental oppression. The judicial branch’s most crucial role is to maintain society’s balance on democracy, people have the right to exercise their freedom, but as soon as one steps the boundaries they are met with the full extent of the law.

Since the establishment of the Supreme Court, its structure and power have changed drastically, nowadays the Supreme Court is the highest and most important court in the US. This evolution also shows that the principle of the Fourteenth Amendment is not as perfect as one may think, changing times, technology, protest, and citizens asking one their fundamental right to be protected with absolute fairness. That makes it crucial for the courts to find balance in order to fully serve the people and also show restraint when petitions are absurd and the consequences are harmful to the Majority of the population.

To continue, the Court and Federalism dispute between criminal and civil. For example; the legalization of marijuana, the legalization varies among the fifty states, most of them for recreational use and then medicinal. The question I always ask is what is going to happen with those incarcerated for the possession or distribution of Marijuana. Will they be released, pardoned, or retrial? I don’t think it’s fair for them to sit in jail, meanwhile, others can do the same crime without any repercussions even though it’s a different era. For one thing, the judicial system is the least corrupt branch of the government, as there is no distribution of revenue involved—the most significant part to me as a democratic country. When someone commits a crime no matter the extent of the crime they have the right to an attorney, and a fair trial if they can’t afford it, one will be appointed to them which is the opposite in other countries.