PPT-The Supreme and Federal Courts

Chapter 16 Us supreme court The justices Sotomayor Breyer Alito Kagen Thomas Scalia Roberts Kennedy Ginsburg Supreme Court Judges Chief Justice John Roberts Bush 2005 . The Judiciary. Intro to the Judiciary. The US is unique in the large role judges play in policy making. Judicial review. : the right of federal courts to rule on the constitutionality of laws and executive acts. The Judicial Branch. Judicial Branch. Judicial . Branch. described in Article III of the Constitution. . It . contains all federal courts including the Supreme . Court.. Purpose: interpret . laws. Federal Courts. Ch. 10, . American Government. , O’Connor, et. al.. Supreme Court links. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57563699-10391709/how-affirmative-action-divides-two-justices. /. http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/19/167614048/family-robert-bork-who-was-turned-down-for-supreme-court-. Article III in the Constitution sets up the powers of the Judicial Branch. Judicial Review – The right of the federal courts to declare laws of Congress and acts of the executive branch void and unenforceable if they are judged to be in conflict with the Constitution. . Citizenship. Unit—3 Part—5. Pgs.—. 218-224. Before—Guess the Lesson. End. Guess the Lesson—Possible Answers. Supreme Court. District Courts. Constitution. Law. Judges. Justices. Districts. Chapter Sixteen. Judiciary. Chapter Sixteen: Learning Objectives. Explain why courts are so influential in the United States. Describe the argument for judicial review, a power not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton, . Federalist 22. “Laws are a dead letter without courts to expound and define their true meaning and operation”. Article III, Section I. “The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”. State . Federal . Introduction: Federal and state courts. The . U.S. Constitution created a government system for the United States known as . federalism. . Federalism is the sharing of powers between the national government and the state governments. . Article III sec. 1…. Judicial power…One Supreme Court….and Inferior Courts. Topic 7 . Read Topic 7.1 pp 297-305 by Wednesday. . 7.2 pp 306-312 by Thursday. . 7.3 313-321 by Friday. What is a Bureaucracy?. A bureaucracy is defined as the complex structure of offices, tasks, rules, and principles of organization that are employed by all large-scale institutions to coordinate the work of their personnel.. Chapter Sixteen. Judiciary. Chapter Sixteen: Learning Objectives. Explain why courts are so influential in the United States. Describe the argument for judicial review, a power not explicitly mentioned in the Constitution. LEGISLATIVE EXECUTIVE JUDICIAL FEDERAL U.S. Congress: - Senate - House of Rep President, VP Cabinet Exec Dept/Agencies Exec. Office of Pres. (EOP) Fed. Bureaucracy U.S. Supreme Ct Circuit Cts of Appeals Session . 5. American Courts and Legal System. Outline. What do courts do?. Two ways to organize a legal system. Sources of American law. Judicial Federalism: Federal vs state courts. The Organization of the Federal Courts. 1. . The full faith and credit clause ensures that each state will. 2. . Civil cases usually focus on. a.. human rights.. c.. property or money.. b.. criminal misconduct.. d.. racial discrimination..