SCOTUS History

 After reading about the history of the Supreme Court of the United States, I have learned some new things that I had not known before. The most surprising thing that I learned was that when a justice is appointed, they are appointed for life. Even so, this is not explicitly stated in the United States Constitution. What it does say is that the justices "Shall hold their offices during good behavior", meaning they can only be removed by being impeached, or by resigning themselves. One thing that I did not know about this was that there has only been one justice on the supreme court that has been impeached since its creation in 1790, which was Samuel Chase in 1805. The most important takeaway about the supreme court is that it is the number one method of checks and balances towards congress and the president. They can review laws and policies that have been passed to ensure that they are in fact constitutional. In fact, they can review pretty much any action made by the other two branches of government.