The people vs. The State

Corporate Spending Blocked January 21, 2010:http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/politics/22scotus.html

Article III, The Judicial Branch, Section I, Clause I
"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office."




The Supreme court decided 5-to-4 that the government has no business regulating political speech. They feel as though allowing too much money being spent on the political market place would cause alot of corruption in the democracy we have in our government.In the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission the Supreme Court Ruled that the government cannot ban political spending by corporations in can.

This Article demonstrates III, Section II, Clause I of the United States Contitution. The Judicial System has the power to appoint cases to the Supreme Court based of the type of case it is and who the case involves. Based off the individuals who are involved in the case determines whether the Supreme Court gets involved or not. The Power of the Judicial Branch stems from the Supreme Court because they have the highest amount of power in this branch. The Article shows how the Supreme Court has the power to step in a case and decide whether it should be dimissed. They also have the power to decide on laws that may be passed in the government.


If the Judicial Branch had no power and was unablee to decide on laws and big cases life would be harder because there would be a harder process for passing a law. Without the Judicial System life would be very different and our court systems would be very corrupt because it would be the up scale people controlling the government instead of representives who serve the people. The article showed how significant the Judicial system is today