The Constitution and The Supreme Court

Then, Now, And the Future. The U.S. Constitution establishes three separate branches of the government for checks and balances. Alexander Hamilton said the Supreme Court will be the least powerful because it has no sword or purse. Thomas Jefferson stated that Judicial Review was a dangerous precedent. Were these Founders right? Has the Supreme Court exceeded its original intent, and does it legislate from the bench? Were the branches intended to be co-equal? This class will review the judicial process, some past rulings, and anticipate some to come.