PPT-The federal judiciary The federal judiciary of the United States was established by Article

Divided into 2 levels Federal Courts State Courts There are 94 Federal District courts Have original jurisdiction over cases involving Constitutional law Federal officers treaties and maritime law. 6.3 - Jefferson Alters the Nation’s Course. Objectives. Election of 1800. The divide between the political parties sharpens, as Adams is seen as tool of the rich and supporter of British style Monarchy, and Jefferson is seen as an atheist and supporter of dangerous French Revolution.. THE FEDERAL COURTS: . Activism versus Restraint. Theoretical Focus: Federalist #78. © 2011 Taylor & Francis. Introduction. In . Federalist. Papers # 78-83, Publius deals with three facets of the proposed Judicial Branch:. The Federal Court System. Section 1. Creation of a National Judiciary. During the time of the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789), there was no national judiciary.. Each state interpreted the law the way they saw fit.. The Framers created the national judiciary in Article III of the Constitution. “. 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”. Federal Court System. NPR and PBS. http://www.npr.org/2011/10/03/140964360/in-new-term-supreme-court-to-tackle-divisive-. issues. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/indepth_coverage/law/supreme_court. /. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt. nevada. teaching . american. history project. November 2011. Defining Judicial and Executive Powers:. from the Constitution to Today. Starting with the Constitution. Article II: defining the Presidency. 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-. Chapter 18. Judicial Power. “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.”. Organization of the Federal Judiciary. From “Least Dangerous Branch” to Powerful Political Institution. Chief Justice Marshall. Judicial Review and . Marbury v. Madison. Prestige of the Court and Justices. Under the Articles of Confederation (1781-1789). , there was no national courts or national judiciary. The laws of the land were interpreted and applied as each state saw fit & sometimes not at all. . 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. Federalist Paper #78: . The Supreme Court. is the “least dangerous. branch.” . Constitutionalism AKA. “The . Madisonnian. Dilemma”. ↙. ↘. . Self-Government VERSUS Minority Rights . 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. Packing the Federal Courts with Conservatives. Artemus Ward. Northern Illinois University. aeward@niu.edu. Federal Judicial Vacancies. According to the Constitution, the president formally nominates potential judges..