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I assume you're asking about the branch of government, Executive, Legislative, or Judicial. The Judicial is the supreme court, with nine justices (the words judicial and justice come from the same root, see).
The Supreme Court is made of 9 justices and is part of the judicial branch.
No. The Executive Branch appoints US Supreme Court justices with the approval of the Senate.
The United States Supreme Court consists of nine justices. The justices are appointed by the president and remain justices for life. The Supreme Court is part of the judicial branch of the U.S. government.
The President can veto bills passed by Congress, thus checking the Legislative Branch. The President checks the judicial branch by appointing Supreme Court justices.
This is an example of the system of checks and balances. The Executive Branch checks the Judicial Branch by appointing justices. The Judicial Branch can then check the Executive Branch by ruling Executive decisions as unconstitutional. This keeps one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by appointing Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation).
The President checks the power of the Supreme Court by appointing Supreme Court justices and the Chief Justice (subject to Senate confirmation).
The eight Associate Justices and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court are in the Judicial Branch.
Reagan was known for appointing only justices who were politically conservative.
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For the federal government the officeholders would be the Supreme Court justices.