the judicial branch article iii – outlines the judicial branch highest court in the country ...
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The Judicial Branch
Article III – Outlines the Judicial Branch Highest court in the country
Last resort
Dual Court System
Two court system – State and Federal Supreme Court has final authority over
both
State Courts have
jurisdiction over state laws
State Courts have
jurisdiction over state laws
Federal Courts have
jurisdiction over federal laws
Federal Courts have
jurisdiction over federal laws
District Courts and Circuit Courts
District Courts and Circuit Courts
District Courtsfederal trials
District Courtsfederal trials
Circuit Courts
Appeals
Circuit Courts
Appeals
Jurisdiction
The authority to hear a caseWhat determines jurisdiction? Subject matter
US laws, treaties, interpretation of the Constitution
Parties involved Ambassadors, two or more state
governments
HOW THE SUPREME COURT WORKS
Chief Justice John Roberts, Elena Kagan, Samuel Alito, Antonin Scalia, Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Sonja Sotomayor
Who Are They
The Judicial Branch
What is the
function?
What is not the function
?
“The judiciary…has no influence over either the sword or the purse; It may truly be said to have neither force nor will, but merely judgment” Alexander Hamilton,
Federalist 78
Read the packet using the “close reading” strategy
How does the Supreme Court work? Specifics How does a case get there
Read the packet using the “close reading” strategy
How does the Supreme Court work? Specifics How does a case get there
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