The United States Supreme Court was created in 1789, after the Revolutionary War and during the beginnings of America. It was created by Article 3 of the Constitution, stating "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." The very first action taken by the Supreme court was the Judiciary Act of 1789, in order to inaugurate George Washington into his role as President of the United States.
While the Supreme Court is a powerhouse of multiple justices, the highest power resides in the position of the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice does multiple things that reside over the court including setting the agenda for meetings and when the Chief Justice is in the majority opinion, he or she can decide who will write the court's opinion. One of the most recently looked at positions of the Chief Justice is the presiding of impeachment trails. This was used for Presidents Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump.
The Supreme Court holds so much power that not many people realize. Without famous cases like Mapp vs. Ohio, Roe vs. Wade, and Obergefell v. Hodges, we would have limited rights as citizens and wouldn't be able to do things like not having criminal evidence obtained illegally or not being able to have an abortion or even get married in the case of same-sex couples.
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