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The Judicial Branch: The Supreme Court The Constitution created the Supreme Court, the highest court in the United States. There are nine judges on the Supreme Court. They are called “justices.” The president chooses the members of the Supreme Court, and they serve as long as they are able. The Supreme Court can overrule both state and federal laws if they conflict with the Constitution. There are other federal courts, such as the U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. To learn more about the U.S. Supreme Court, visit http://www.supremecourtus.gov. State and Local Government In addition to the federal government, each state has its own constitution and its own government. Each state 86 government also has three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The leader of the state executive branch is called the “governor.” The people of each state vote in elections to choose their governor and their representatives to the state legislature. The state legislature makes the laws that
apply in each state. These laws cannot conflict with the U.S. Constitution, and each state judicial branch upholds the laws of that state. Each state also has local governments. There are city or county governments or sometimes both. They provide and oversee many serv- WHAT YOU CAN DO 87 ices in your local community, such as public schools and libraries, police and fire departments, and water, gas, and electric services. People in local communities usually vote for local government officials, but some local officials are appointed. Local governments have different forms. Some have mayors as their leaders; some have city councils or county councils. Local communities also have school boards, citizens who are elected or appointed to oversee the public schools. Many local government meetings are open to the public. Many are held at night so that anyone can attend. For example, you can go to a city council meeting or a school board meeting to learn more about what is going on in your community. These meetings and their times and locations are usually listed in the local newspaper. The meetings may be listed on the local government’s website. Some local government meetings also are on television on local cable stations.
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