The Reality of Supreme Court Knowledge
My whole life I never knew much about the Supreme Court, or anything about the legal system for that matter. After watching this video, and reflecting my prior knowledge, it got me thinking about just how many people walk around without any understanding of how the legal system works. In this survey done by the "National Constitution Center," they state that 44% of people either did not know who Antonin Scalia was or did not have an opinion of him. National Constitution Center Survey. I will be the first one to admit I had only learned of who he was in my senior year of high school. I feel as the knowledge of the government among Americans is slowly declining.
This brings me to what I learned from the informative Supreme Court video we watched in class. Supreme Court Part 1. Supreme Court Part 2. I had learned in my high school civics class that the president's nominate the Supreme Court Justices, but what I did not know was that they only accept about 100 court cases per year. This was a little shocking to me, but they have to out in a lot of thought and effort for each case. The video states that they meet weekly to discuss and vote on which cases they should accept, and discuss current court decisions.
John Marshall should be a rather famous name among Americans, as he lead the path for future supreme court justices today. He was in office at the time of the popular "Dred Scott v. Sanford" case, and revolutionized the world of segregation. The impact of this case caused the amending of the Constitution to free slaves.
In reality, most people get upset with the way the government or the Supreme Court works, while not putting in the time to actually learn about them. The justices do so much for our country that goes unseen and unheard that people should educate themselves with. Our justice system isn't perfect, but without them we would not have as much of a fair legal system.
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