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Tocqueville felt federal judges in the United States were given too much power and were not accountable to anyone. To him, the system was flawed. He believed that the American Judicial system was the "Achilles Heel" of the government.
The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. The lower courts include the U.S. Courts of Appeals, U.S. District Courts and U.S. Bankruptcy Courts. Other state and local courts are also part of the legal system.
Members of the Judicial Branch work in federal courthouses across the United States and its territories. The Supreme Court of the United States, head of the Judicial Branch, is housed in the Supreme Court Building in Washington, DC.
supreme courtThe government body responsible for interpreting the United States Constitution is the federal courts of the Judicial Branch.