PPT-CHAPTER 11 FEDERAL COURT SYSTEM

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. AN OVERVIEW OF THE AMERICAN LEGAL SYSTEM. Branches of Government. Legislative. Executive. Judicial. Levels of Government. Local. State. Federal. U.S. Justice System. 3 Primary Components. Police. Courts. 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. FOUR. JUDGES. Symbols of the court . Symbols of court work. Essential to dispute adjudication. Role of Judges. Partisan Elections. Non-Partisan Elections. Appointment. Merit Selection. Legislative Appointment. Characteristics of the Federal Court System. Adversarial. A court provides an arena for two parties to bring their conflicts before an impartial arbiter, or judge.. The plaintiff brings a charge.. The defendant is the one being charged.. changes. February . 2017. ! . 20 February 2017. : . Some users have experienced problems using the auto-acceptance features for bankruptcy and winding-up matters. The feature has been turned off until the issue can be resolved. . Bell Ringer 11/7 . What is one thing you can do to improve your scores for your next test? . Solving disputes without Court. Litigate.  Take disputes to court. *People decide too quickly to litigate disputes before considering other options.. 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). Patented. David . Kappos. Robert Armitage. Bruce Sunstein. Denise Kettelberger,. moderator. September 9, 2016. 2. Topics. How . it started: . Prometheus, Myriad, . Alice. Sequenom. v. . Ariosa. : the Court . 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 . Objectives. Learn the key differences between trial and appellate courts. Understand the differences between adversary and inquisitional judicial systems. Be able to describe and diagram the structure of state and federal court systems. 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. Chapter 1: What is Law?. Why do societies create laws, and what do they hope their laws will accomplish?. How might these goals conflict with one another?. What are some societal problems that laws cannot solve?. The Court System Federal and State Federal Court System Created by Article III of the Constitution Supreme Court is the only Court Created by the Constitution all other federal courts were created by Congress. Chapter 13. The Judicial System in Democracy. Lesson 1. Complete activity on page 386 - discuss. Early Systems of law. Law. – is the set of rules and standards by which a society governs itself. In democratic societies, law resolves conflict between and among individuals..