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Interprets the laws Determines if they are
constitutional or not
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Term
Life so they are free from political pressure
Qualifications
No specific, but usually a judge from a lower court
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Supreme Court 9 Justices
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John Roberts (2005 by GWB) Chief Justice (57)
Antonin Scalia (1986 by Reagan; Age 76)Anthony Kennedy (1988 by Reagan; Age 76)Clarence Thomas (1991 by Bush; Age 64)Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1993 by Clinton; Age
79)Stephen Breyer (1994 by Clinton; Age 74)Samuel Alito (2006 by G.W. Bush; Age 62)Sonia Sotomayor (2009 by Obama; Age 58)Elena Kaegan (2010 By Obama; Age 52)
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Kagan
Chief Justice Roberts
Scalia Bader-Ginsberg
Alito
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Sotomayor
BreyerKennedy
Thomas
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JUDICIAL REVIEWReview laws Congress makes and determines if they are constitutional or not
Gave themselves this power in the case Marbury v. Madison
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Those things not specifically written in the Constitution but have become a part of our government through tradition
• Cabinet (advises the President)• Judicial Review• Political Parties• Lobbyist (outside people hired to convince government officials to vote a certain way)