1. The U.S. Supreme Court
Testing the limits of Power The Constitution played a unique role in the Supreme Court's development: ,It allocated and regulated power within the federal government, divided power between the federal and state governments, and restricted the power of the federal and state governments operation was unclear. ... Originally, when Congress set up the Supreme Court it had only six justices. ... Unlike elected governmental officials who serve for a set term, justices serve lifetime term (or until they resign). ... A staff of about 320 people supports the justices most of these people, ma...
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