1. To answer the first question, the way that the court system is structured is with the main purpose of being able to protect an individual’s rights. They conduct these protections in a much more efficient and effective way when even compared to the different branches of government. In contrast to congress, the president, or the rest of the elected branches of government, the court system is able to function by covering for public opinion. Because of this specific focus that the courts have, it is able to allow judges to have their undivided focus with the constitutional merits that reside in each case without worrying about the consequences of their decisions. The court system has the jurisdiction to reexamine laws and/or actions as a way to make sure they don’t violate individual rights. An example of this is how the supreme court approaches voting rights, and through that, is able to take stances that could be challenging politically for officials that were elected to support. 

2. With federal judges in comparison to the president, mayors, and members of congress are appointed rather than elected into the position. With these rules in mind, people have perceived the court system as being “anti-democratic” due to the lack of an actual election for those in those positions like a president. Although there is a reasoning behind these positions being appointed in this system and the reasoning behind that is from the lifetime of their terms in comparison to the previous positions of power. These federal judges are appointed serving lifetime terms so it allows for decisions that aren’t influenced by public opinion and making choices that correlate to what they think is the right decision under the constitution. Within this system, it guarantees even unfavorable viewpoints a fair perspective which helps to support balance in relation to justice. Although it may appear not as democratic, having these judges appointed helps to avoid choices being made from recent public opinion and make proper decisions for the future.