Street Smarts: The Judicial Branch

today's episode of Street Smart Civics Edition is on the judicial branch of the United States visit prairiekids.com to download this sweet infographic and play along this is Street smarts a game show on the streets where contestants are rewarded for their knowledge [Music] welcome to another episode of Street Smart Civics Edition I'm your host Selena Lewis with Uncle Sam and we're here at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library to ask kids what they know about the judicial branch of the United States let's see what they know we what do we have here today Levi hello and welcome to Street smarts there's a total of eight questions and every question you get correct Uncle Sam rewards you with five dollars you can pay Uncle Sam two dollars to get a clue for five dollars you can ask a parent or a friend in the audience for help as well the final question is going to be worth 20 bucks but if you answer incorrectly that is elimination are you excited yes are you gonna make it all the way yeah yes yeah there we go question number one the judicial branch of the US government comprises of district courts circuit courts and the highest court in the nation the a supreme court B the highest score or C the greatest Court Supreme Court Supreme Court supreme Supreme what Court Supreme support a the Supreme Court B the highest court or C the greatest sport okay the Supreme Court Supreme Court hey Supreme Court is this your first time here uh it's my first time here I thought the airplane was pretty cool question two the courts within the judicial branch will often interpret which document to determine whether to uphold a law in the event of a legal dispute a the Declaration of Independence B the Constitution or C the Jedi code be the consultation you would be correct no clue no nothing I'm gonna go with the constitution hey hey yes you can have a hit this document starts out with the phrase We the People a the Declaration of Independence B the Constitution or C the Jedi code the Constitution a a the Declaration of Independence B the Constitution or C the Jedi code [Music] now Nancy don't give him the answer for Ronnie is he shy not a great communicator just kidding I love this guy what's your favorite subject science we like history too you can tell you're probably very smart let's see if you have Street smarts question number three the ability federal and state courts have to determine if a law or an action by the government is constitutional is also known as a public polling B best guessing or C judicial review judicial review wow judicial review oh my goodness judicial review she didn't even need to review that answer a public holy B best guessing or C judicial review traditional review there we go question number coming in hot questions awesome if the plan test also known as the party who initiates a lawsuit isn't satisfied with the verdict they can't blank to a higher Court a appeal B bag or C grovel appeal appeal is correct a appeal there you go get a little sweaty there yeah a little nervous he's on fire look out here this Clue's gonna help you out what do you call the skin around a banana a appeal B bag C gravel a appeal hey appeal is right what do you want to do as president I want to be a good president four life [Applause] [Music] dad are you feeding her the answers there are Mike in here their whole life indeed here's your clue no one can fire them and they are never up for re-election so how long are the Supreme Court Justices appointed for eight years Street smarts [Music] okay I'm gonna ask an adult for five dollars how long are Supreme Court Justices appointed for uh there's no tournaments forever it is forever it's for life [Music] we are going and strong with question six ladies and gentlemen and she only bought one clue just one will she need to buy more I hope so Uncle Sam likes taking money what is the title given to the highest ranking judge of the Supreme Court a chief justice B judge ultimatum or C Justice Supreme chief justice wow chief justice Chief Justice right Chief eight chief justice B judge ultimatum or C Justice Supreme Justice Supreme I'm so sorry look at this beautiful weather we're having here question seven all Supreme Court Justices are appointed by the president and must be confirmed by a simple majority in which chamber of Congress address a House of Representatives B the senate or C the state Squad House of Representatives [Music] might be a good idea to buy a clue I'm gonna go with Cliff yeah I think I like this uncle's name don't get used to it okay they have a hundred members total two per state a House of Representatives B the senate or C the state Squad a squad [Music] so sorry one two three eight the House of Representatives B the senate or C the state Squad a House of Representatives so so this is gonna do everything you've earned you keep yeah this is America I mean I will tax it later but you know in theory you keep it exactly so let's count it out 30. Street smarts a the House of Representatives B the senate or C the state Squad of the Senate oh didn't even have to think about that one wow [Music] Uncle Sam tears up we have made it to the final question [Music] final question eight worth twenty dollars the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction which is the right to hear a case first in which of the following lawsuits a between a person and the president B between a company and a state or C between two or more States see between two or more States [Music] [Applause] good job Jackson in today's episode we learned about the judicial branch one of three branches of the U.S government established by the U.S Constitution it makes up the federal court system which includes district courts appellate courts and the highest court in the nation the Supreme Court the Supreme Court also known as the court of last resort is the final court of appeals the main purpose of the court is to judge impartially in the event of a dispute about a law or the meaning of the Constitution a process called judicial review the Supreme Court has nine justices including the highest ranking Justice of the Supreme Court the Chief Justice all federal judges are appointed by the president and confirmed by a simple majority of the Senate unlike the president and Congress who are elected for terms for a certain number of years Supreme Court justices serve for life or until they retire or are impeached and removed from office since they don't run for election they are protected from political pressure and public opinion and can rule independently on the meaning of laws for a plaintiff that is the party who initiates a lawsuit to have their court case heard in a federal district court the case has to meet certain criteria these criteria include cases that involve issues with the federal law with the U.S Constitution with the U.S government or with treaties most federal cases start out in one of the 94 federal district courts if the plaintiff is unsatisfied with the resulting verdict they can appeal to have their case heard in a circuit court if the Circuit Court decides to hear the case and the plaintiff is still unsatisfied with the result they can appeal to have their case heard by the Supreme Court the Supreme court has the right to hear certain kinds of cases first this is known as original jurisdiction these cases include those involving ambassadors other officials and the states the final verdict of a Supreme Court case sets legal precedent for the U.S in perpetuity unless later overturned by a subsequent Supreme Court ruling there has only ever been one Supreme Court Justice who's been impeached in 1804 Samuel Chase was impeached by the House of Representatives who charged him with acting improperly in cases and for having political bias that impacted his rulings he was later acquitted by the senate in 1805. the judicial branch plays an important role in the unique government of our country to anticipating to view kids with a a Uncle Sam and a big huge Street Smart shout out to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library for letting us come out here and film today it has been a blast and a half time to go swim let's go what are the odds Uncle Sam throws in some change to make a wish not going to waste good taxpayer money and put it in the fountain red white and blue steel where are you from Cameo is that here yeah she tries to do small talk and it just doesn't work out no [Music] yeah he's got it come on come on see between two or more sticks that is correct that is correct except we all give it to kids hey thanks for watching this episode we hope you learned a lot you know we have more right prageru kids is devoted to teaching what most schools aren't our American values history and blessings watch more And subscribe at prageru kids.com