Transcript ARTICLE III_ ppt_97

ARTICLE III
The United States Constitution
Article III Important
Vocabulary
• Original Jurisdiction : Courts are the 1st to
hear a case
• Appellate Jurisdiction : Courts that review the
decisions of the lower Federal Courts
• Judicial Review : The right of the Supreme
Court to review laws and decide if they are
constitutional or not
The Basics
Branch : The Judicial Branch
Purpose : To Review Laws
The Supreme Court is the Highest Court
What the Constitution Says….
The Constitution calls for the establishment of the
Federal Court System, but doesn’t specify how it
should be structured
• Judiciary Act of 1789 established the
Supreme Court and 2 levels of lower courts
Three Levels of Federal
Courts
• Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• Federal District Courts
The Supreme Court
• There are 9 Supreme Court Judges
– Though not specified in the Constitution
• Qualifications of Supreme Court Justices
–There are no Qualifications written in the
Constitution for Supreme Court Justices
The Supreme Court
• Head of the Supreme Court : Chief Justice
• Lifetime Terms
The Supreme Court
• Cases Heard by The Supreme Court
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Cases involving the U.S. Government
Cases involving the U.S. Constitution
Cases involving Federal Laws
Cases involving controversies among states
• No Jury for the Supreme Court
• The Supreme Court has the power of Judicial
Review
The U.S. Court of Appeals
• 13 Courts of Appeals in the United States
• Hears cases from the lower courts (the District
Courts); criminal & civil courts
• Has Appellate Jurisdiction
Federal District Courts
•Has Original Jurisdiction
•94 District Courts
•Criminal Courts & Civil Courts