1.The court system is suited to protect people because laws equally protect everybody. Courts are not influenced by popular opinions because they are not elected. Judges are not or at least should not subject to any political agendas. Their jobs are solely to interpret laws and apply them. This characteristic is highlighted by the Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education. The court ruled the “separated but equal” is inherently unequal and outlawed jim crow law. This is a highlight in the advantage of our court system because at the time many citizens are heavily in favor of the separate but equal doctrine. If the court system is democratic the tyranny of the majority will be inevitable. Because the function of the court is pure therefore it is the best suited to protect the people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2.The court system is anti-democratic for a reason. For one, due to the nature of the function of the court, the election system will lead to biased judges. Because if a judge needs to win an election to keep the job, he\/she is more likely to make the ruling in favor of his\/her voters. This will be a problem because if we take the court case we have talked about “Brown v. Board of Education.” And we place a team of biased judges, in this case, the result may very well be different and the verdict itself might be unconstitutional. In order to uphold the authority of the law, unbiased, just judges must be selected. This is why Supreme Court judges are appointed rather than elected. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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