Judicial Branch: Network Of Courts

The Judicial Branch of the United States is network of courts that interprets and applies laws. Though they generally do not create laws, they decipher them and apply them to a certain case. One of the powers of the judiciary is the power to declare laws unconstitutional. Under the system of Checks and Balances, this main check that the judiciary has on both the legislative and executive branch is the power of judicial review. This power allows the Supreme Court to examine and compare acts undertaken by Congress (legislative branch) and the executive branch and invalidate them in both federal and state governments. Essentially, this means that the Court can overturn any move by state law or Congress if the Court is under the belief that an