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[Dino and Coop singing]

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When it comes to studying the United States government, things can get boring pretty quickly. [Teacher pulls a funny face]

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Seriously, we got bored just saying that sentence. [Students drooling]

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But between the Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branches, The House of Representatives,

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The Senate, and even the United States Constitution, things are bound to get a little dull. [All the organisations appearing]

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You wouldn't exactly whip out those topics at a party, would you?

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…If you said yes, then you're going to have some pretty intellectual parties. [People talking about politics at a party]

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Good for you.

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But there's one aspect of the government that's anything but boring.

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It's supreme!

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It's extreme!

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It's livin' a dream!

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It's The Supreme Court! [Stage curtains reveal the supreme court]

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…Okay, maybe we went a little overboard there.

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But hey, supreme does sound pretty cool. [Singers appear]

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Just ask these gals.

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So what is this supreme court?

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Is it where Steph Curry gets all his friends together to play pickup games and talk politics?

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Unfortunately, no. [Stop sign appears]

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They just do that in his backyard.

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The supreme court is the highest court of law in the country and is made up of a team [Coop pointing at a blackboard]

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of some of the best judges around.

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So let's take a look at our Supreme Team... [Picture of the Supreme Court Judges]

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It consists of one chief justice and eight associate justices.

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They're appointed by the President, but must be approved by the Senate. [Dino pointing at a blackboard]

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And if you think they look Supreme in their black robes, just wait until you see them

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in their casual Friday robes! [Justices wearing formal robes]

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…Seriously, guys?

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That's no fun at all.

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So what is it that these supreme court justices actually do? [Question mark]

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Well, their main purpose is to uphold the Constitution, and ensure that legislative

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and executive actions don't conflict with it.

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This means determining if local, state and federal governments are acting within the [Supreme Court duties folder]

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law...

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…deciding if the President is acting within the law...

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…and guaranteeing individual rights while upholding the Constitution.

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The Supreme Court has original jurisdiction on cases between states or between a state [Arrows going between states and between a state and Washington]

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and the federal government.

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In other words, they're the ultimate law-deciders of the highest order, and every lower court [Chart of courts showing the Supreme Court at the top]

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must listen to their rulings.

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Oh, and if the Supreme Court makes a ruling, that's it.

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It can't be appealed. [Court gavel is used]

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As you have probably gathered, the Supreme Court really is supreme, because everyone

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– even the President – has to follow their rulings. [The President in the Supreme Court]

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So be sure to buy them lots of chocolates and flowers…you don't want to be on their

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bad side.

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Think of it this way – if the Supreme Court was a group of super-powered crime fighters, [Supreme Court Justices wearing masks]

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then they would have gotten their powers from the magical Constitution. [The constitution appears]

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Except instead of flying around the world punching out bad guys and shooting lasers [Supreme Court Judge shooting lasers out her eyes]

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out of their eyes, they're reading long legal documents and carefully analyzing and enacting [Legal documents folder]

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the Constitution as deemed appropriate.

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…Yeah, fine, we'll admit they're not all that exciting. [Laser hits the paper the judge is reading and burns a hole in it]

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But we can't all be Superman. [Man wearing superman shirt in the window]

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