The highest court in a given judicial system in the United States of America. Each state has it's own supreme court, as does the federal government (seated by 8 associate justices and one chief justice). They can choose which cases they wish to accept, can over-turn or alter the ruling of any inferior court, and can, in some cases, create constitutional law. Their main purpose is to defend the Constitution (of either their state or the federal government) and to interpret it's meaning in their rulings.
by Nicolai August 11, 2004
A term used to describe an elected official (male) of the lower house of a state's congressional legislature.
by Nicolai August 11, 2004
Raymond became an acolyte for the church.
by Nicolai March 30, 2004
The capitol of the German Parliament before and during World War II. It was burned by Adolf Hitler as he took over Germany and instituted the Third Reich into the center of the power structure. Soviet forces captured it in 1945 during the fall of Berlin, shortly before the Nazi surrender. It has since been replaced with the post-Nazi German Parliament, the Bundesrath.
by Nicolai April 10, 2004
by Nicolai March 30, 2004
A term used to describe an elected official (female) of the lower house of a state's congressional legislature.
by Nicolai August 11, 2004
A sea-based branch of the United States military that is jointly operated by the Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security. During times of war, they assist the Navy. During times of peace, their general duties include: border patrol, immigration control, environmental protection, search and rescue, and stopping drug trafficking into the Untied States.
by Nicolai April 10, 2004