"Original jurisdiction" cases are rare, with the Court hearing one or two cases each term. The most common way for a case to reach the Supreme Court is on appeal from a circuit court. A party seeking to appeal a decision of a circuit court can file a petition to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari.
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a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation, an article added to the US Constitution. Something which is added to soil in order to improve its texture or fertility.
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An amendment is a formal or official change made to a law, contract, constitution, or other legal document. It is based on the verb to amend, which means to change for better. Amendments can add, remove, or update parts of these agreements.
Pledge of Allegiance contains the phrase "under God" and as such the obligation to participate in the Pledge clashes with the freedom of religion. Freedom of religion is written into law in the First Amendment, adopted in 1791.
<span>Allowing big business to function without government restraint conflicts with the Progressive movement. When corporations can legally influence law, such as with lobbyists, this takes away the voice from the people and puts power in the hands of the few. Those who have the most money become law. This allows a small group to exploit the human weakness of greed, by subverting congress to listen to big business rather than their constituents. This sacrifices progress for the sake of profit.</span>
