FREE ESSAY ON JUDICIAL REVIEW

JUDICIAL REVIEW

Towering over us all
When looking at the three branches of government one sees all the power that the people
have given them. One is looking at all the great accomplishments in the history of the
U.S.A. In the beginning, the United States government was formed in the intent of having
the power fall in the order of executive, legislative, and then judicial. Although this
was supposed to be the case, now in the modern age the judicial branch holds the most
power. This is largely because of the system of checks and balances. They have the power
to impeach the President and members of the Congress. They also have the power of holding
a man's life in their hands. Finally, they also have the power to tell society what is
right and wrong. 
One of the judicial systems many powers is to impeach the President and members of
Congress. This is done via the system of checks and balances. This is very important
because they now can make sure that the public officials are obeying, and not above the
law. This was the case of President Nixon. The power to impeach officials is also used to
make sure that the officials are acting morally and in the best interests of the country.
This was the case of President Clinton's near impeachment. 
The next power that the judicial system has is that of holding a man's life in the
balance. With all the criminal activity that is going on in today's society, this branch
of government is becoming more and more involved and powerful. They can sentence a man to
life in prison or even give the criminal the death penalty in extreme cases. I do believe
however, that the court system is not very efficient in the way a murderer can get off
almost scott free because of one little slip up in the law. 
The last and maybe the most influential power that the judicial system has is the power
to decide and tell the public what is right and wrong. This is useful to shape the future
of the country. As an example I give you the issue of gun control. With all the school
shootings they must decide what to do with the right to bear arms amendment in the Bill
of Rights. If they get rid of the right to bear arms then this will assure that only
criminals and police will have guns. If they decide to keep the gun laws then the guns
will be more available for the youth to get a hold of. This will definitely shape the
future, and how society develops. 
In conclusion, the powers of the judicial branch of the government are very strong and
influential in today's society. That is why they are now the most powerful branch of the
government. This was not how it was intended to be, but that's how it played out.