Sciences were slowed and delayed because of any scientific discovery/theory that went against what people already believed or went against what was said by god, was shut down by the Church. For example Galileo's scientific discoveries of other planets and the solar system had him put under house arrest for almost his entire life. It was also common practice for the Church to burn heretics, who were often just scientists.
The answer is the judicial branch has the power to conduct trials when the federal courts are not in session
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"the Congress ratified the first national constitution"
US has most of its money invested in China and China will not let the US pay off its debt with them.