PPT-The Federal Courts

Original Jurisdiction Court hears cases for the first time Appellate jurisdiction Court hears cases on appeal or cases that have been heard by a lower court in the past US District Courts lowest level of federal courts. Court Systems & Jurisdictions. Judicial function in the United States is exercised in a . dual . court system.. . Court Systems. -Two Separate Court Systems. Created by Article III. . Federal. 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. 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 16. U.s. supreme court. The justices. . Sotomayor. , . Breyer. , Alito, . Kagen. Thomas, Scalia, Roberts, Kennedy, Ginsburg. Supreme Court Judges. Chief Justice – John Roberts, Bush 2005 (. 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. . 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. Judicial Branch . Laws and Jurisdiction. Some background information . Origin of law. Case law: . Court decisions that inform judicial ruling. Constitution. : outline the structure of the American government (or state). 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.”. Objective; Define the kinds of lower federal courts in the United States.. The Constitution created the Supreme Court.. Congress established the . lower . federal courts.. These courts are of two basic . 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. . 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.