History of the U.S. Supreme Court

For an almost astonishing 230 years, the dear Supreme Court of of the United States that we know and "love" has continued to stand. However, it didn't develop a permanent home until the 1930s and what we know as the nine justices today was not the same number before. In the early years of the Supreme court, the number of justices used to be chosen by Congress until 1789, when the Judiciary Act came into play. This act set the number of justices at six - one being a chief justice along with five associate justices. Overtime, it began to rise from 7 to 9 and up to 10. Along the way, it met another act passed by the Congress called the Judicial Circuits Act, which knocked the number backed down. Though the U.S. Supreme court now has 9 justices, there is speculation about whether or not it may change. Moving forward, the justices today consider the questions of the citizens or about the president defending his power as commander. Afterwards, they deliberate their decisions in private based off their faith in upholding the law by the founding Constitution. Without avoiding controversy, they tell the president, the states, and the congress what they can and cannot do. Because of this, the U.S. Supreme Court stands as the highest power in the Judicial branch. One of the biggest problems the Supreme court has faced was the Dred Scott case in 1854, where an African-American man stood for his rights as a citizen, which the Supreme Court denied. This became a crucial part of U.S. history as it took away some of the power of the Supreme court. Later in 1868 after the Civil War, the Constitution was amended to  abolish slavery, define citizenship, and give voting rights by the 14th Amendment. Today, the Supreme Court abides by the Constitution, which they say gives them an advantage.