The judicial branch is responsible for interpreting the laws and the Constitution, and for resolving disputes.

The judicial branch does not have the power to make treaties, which is a power of the executive branch.

The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States and has the final say on all legal matters.

There are currently 9 justices serving on the Supreme Court.

The President appoints the justices of the Supreme Court, who are then confirmed by the Senate.

Supreme Court justices serve for life, or until they resign, retire, or are impeached.

The judicial branch plays a role in social welfare by providing social welfare programs, regulating social welfare programs, and interpreting laws related to social welfare.

Unemployment benefits are not provided by the judicial branch, but by the executive branch.

The Affordable Care Act has not been interpreted by the judicial branch, as it is a relatively new law.

The judicial branch plays a role in ensuring equal access to social welfare programs by striking down laws that discriminate against certain groups, ordering states to provide equal access to social welfare programs, and providing legal assistance to people who are denied access to social welfare programs.

Brown v. Board of Education, Obergefell v. Hodges, and Loving v. Virginia are all examples of cases in which the judicial branch struck down laws that discriminated against certain groups in terms of social welfare.

Plyler v. Doe is an example of a case in which the judicial branch ordered a state to provide equal access to a social welfare program.

Gideon v. Wainwright is an example of a case in which the judicial branch provided legal assistance to people who were denied access to a social welfare program.

The judicial branch faces a number of challenges in its role in social welfare, including the increasing number of cases related to social welfare, the lack of resources to handle the increasing number of cases, and the political nature of many social welfare cases.