Answer:
The correct answer is D. The main idea of this excerpt is that the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court as the country's top court.
Explanation:
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States of America. As such, the Supreme Court is the head of the Judicial Branch of the United States.
The Court is composed of a Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices, who are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the "advice and consent" of the Senate. The appointed judges of the court serve for life and can only be removed by Congress through a process of impeachment. Judges may resign from their office of their own volition. No judge has been removed from office, although many have withdrawn or resigned.
The Supreme Court is the only court established by the Constitution of the United States, in its Article III. All other courts have been created by Congress. The Supreme Court has the power of judicial review and the power to declare unconstitutional federal or state laws and acts of the federal and state executive powers.
