Title: How Does the Executive Branch Check the Judicial Branch?
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How Does the Executive Branch Check the Judicial Branch?
The Three Branches of the United States Government
The Judicial Branch: Definition and Explanation
The U.S. Supreme Court
Federal Appellate Courts
The Executive Branch: Definition and Explanation
The Presidency
How Does the Executive Branch Check the Judicial Branch?
Judicial-Executive Checks on Power
Appointing Federal Judges
Nominating Supreme Court Justices
Pardon Power
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Content: So how does someone become a Supreme Court justice? ( This is actually pretty important to understanding the executive-judicial checks and balances system.) First, they have to be nominated by the President, or the executive branch of government. The nominee then has to be approved by the majority vote of the Senate, which is a part of the legislative branch of government. Once appointed, justices serve on the court for the rest of their lives or until they voluntarily retire. Federal Appellate Courts
But the Supreme Court isn’t the only federal court in the United States. Since the Supreme Court only hears 100 to 150 cases a year, most federal cases are heard and adjudicated--or decided--by the federal appellate courts. When a federal case goes to trial, it is heard in a U.S. District Court. That’s where prosecutors and defendants call witnesses to the stand, provide evidence, and try to prove their cases. After both sides present their cases, a judge or a jury decides whether the defendant is guilty or not guilty.