History in 5

Constitution Explained: Is the Supreme Court Supreme?

History · Civics · Supreme Court · Captions

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The Framers of the Constitution thought that the Judicial Branch of the new American government would be the weakest of the three branches. But 250 years later, that’s not how it turned out. What happened?

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