1. The court system is better suited to protect the individual than are the elected branches of government such as the Congress and the president, or the mayor of NYC and the NYC City Assembly. The court system defends individual rights and freedoms by going against the laws that disobey the constitution. The judicial branch for example has done the most to protect the individual’s rights—this branch defines and preserves fairness, equality, and liberty. The U.S. Supreme court is not formally connected with the public the way elected leaders are. Thus, the court system is better suited to protect the individual because of how it protects individuals’ rights and defends individual freedoms. 

2. Our current president Joe Biden is a Republican which makes him anti-democratic. However, I believe that the Supreme court is somewhat anti-democratic because the current president is a Republican, and what controls the supreme court is the president of the U.S. Therefore, the senate approves the unconditioned positions with a suggestion. Thus, I agree that the Supreme Court is an anti-democratic part of our government for the reason that the president is a Republican, and the power comes back to him. The reason for this way of choosing judges in federal courts is that they are selected by the president and are approved by the Senate.