Blog Post #3: The Founding Era

After watching the History Channels documentary on The Supreme Court, I learned that Supreme Court met for the first time in New York City, which I found very interesting because I always assumed that all three branches of government had continuously resided in Washington D.C. I found it very interesting that the court originated in my home city. The most important takeaway about the Supreme Court was that the Supreme Court has the final say in what is considered constitutional and what is unconstitutional. The court has had some landmark cases over the years, like Roe v Wade, which legalized abortion in the United States, and Brown v the Board of Education, where the supreme court overturned past rulings and ended segregation in America. 

The most surprising thing I learned about the Supreme Court was that it did not intend to have as much power as it does now. When our Founding Fathers framed the Constitution and our three branches of government, they made the court the weakest. Chief Justice John Marshall established Judicial Review through his ruling in Marbury v Madison; this ruling gave the court its power and is now considered the most important branch of government. This video changed the way I view the Supreme Court because it made me realize how important the Court is and how influential Earl Warren was to American society. In his time as Supreme Court Justice, he ended segregation, legalized interracial marriage, and created Miranda Rights for the accused. These landmark cases help create the more inclusive society we live in today.