1. I believe that having a dual court system provides us all as citizens more ways to be protected by the law. I think that this system is built in a way  that guarantees the protection of the individual’s rights. When I was reading through this module’s lectures I noticed how the separation of the courts on federal and state level is a form in which, depending on the type of case, it’s going to be assigned to the right court level. I noticed that the state level is where most of the cases are heard and solved. Despite other branches of the government such as the President himself or the Mayor of the city, to me, courts play a more important role because they work first hand with people. The president or the Mayor are less likely to hear from citizens. However, courts guarantee people that they are going to have a secure trial and also that their rights are going to be protected.

2.Totally agree. In my opinion, the “election” of judges is just one more example of  how ideology, class, and power work together in order to become a force of authority in this country. The Supreme Court is a very good example of this. The most important court of our nation is formed by 9 judges. Each judge whose appointment is nominated by the president. Very convenient right? To me, the fact that the president is the one who nominates their judges is a form of establishing his/her ideologies in the most important court of the country. It’s like electing one of their friends to be their vice-president, but more important than that. If we notice the fact that Supreme Court’s judges stay in their position forever (it’s a lifetime job), to me, what the president does is securing himself by having an ally inside of the Supreme Court. I mean, If I were the President I would do the same lol. All of this just makes me go back to the fact that class again plays a huge role in order to become some sort of authority in our government system.