LET’S FIND OUT GOVERNMENT WHAT IS THE JUDICIAL BRANCH LAURA LORIA
JUSTICE FOR ALL Lawyers call witnesses to help prove their side of a case in court Many children say the Pledge of Allegiance every morning at school The last line is with liberty and justice for all Liberty means freedom but what does justice mean Justice means making sure that laws are interpreted correctly and that people are treated fairly The judicial branch of the United States government is a system of courts The courts decide if laws are just and if people have broken the law Sometimes people go to court when laws are broken In the 4
The Supreme Court meets in this building in Washington D C The federal government is the national government VOCABULARY court lawyers argue two sides of a story A judge watches over everything In some cases a jury decides if a person is guilty or innocent In other cases courts make decisions about the laws themselves Each state has its own judicial system Above that is the federal court system The federal courts handle legal cases that affect the national government The most powerful court in the country is the Supreme Court 5
