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| establishes the Judicial Branch of government |
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The highest court in the US, and is the head of the federal judiciary
Has no given number of justices
justices serve for life
appionted by the president, but must be conformed by the Senate Judiciary Committee |
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| the power to make legal decsions and judgements |
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| the power to hear the case before anyone else |
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| the power to reverse, affirm, or modify the decsions of a lower court |
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was established in the Marbury v. Madison case in 1803
Is the power to deccide whether an action is constitutional or unconstitutional
most important power the Supreme Court holds
exclusive to the Supreme Court |
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| if somethig is acting in accordance to the Constitution |
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| apellate court judgements from on case that establishes the rules for similar cases |
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| What was the biggest problem with the Judicial Branch unser the AOC? |
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| There was no judicial Branch, so no one could settle diputes amoung the states |
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| Judicial Branch relationship with the law? |
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| who or what created the Supreme Court? |
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Aricle III Section 1
The Constitution |
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| who or what created the Inferior Courts |
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Article III section 1
Congress |
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supreme court
inferior courts
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| Article III section 2 clause 1 |
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| jurisdiction of the Judicial Branch |
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| Article III Section 2 clause 2 |
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original jurisdiction
apellate jurisdiction |
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| Article III Section 2 cluase 3 |
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| right to trial by a jury of your peers |
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| Article III Section 3 clause 1 |
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| most powerful institution within the Judicial Branch? |
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| Does the say the number of justices that should be on the Supreme Court? |
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| How many justices are on the Supreme Court today? |
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| When has the number changed? |
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judiciary Act of 1789 (6)
Judiciary Ac of 1801 (5)
Civil War (7 & 10) |
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| Who was the first black to serve on the Supreme Court? |
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| Thurgood Marshall 1967-1991 |
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| Sandra Day O'Connor 1981-2006 |
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