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Judicial Branch Outline
Vocabulary, questions, and where it is stated within Article III
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Social Studies
7th Grade
10/07/2014

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Term
Article III
Definition
establishes the Judicial Branch of government
Term
Supreme Court
Definition

The highest court in the US, and is the head of the federal judiciary

Has no given number of justices

justices serve for life

appionted by the president, but must be conformed by the Senate Judiciary Committee

Term
jurisdcition
Definition
the power to make legal decsions and judgements
Term
original jurisdiction
Definition
the power to hear the case before anyone else
Term
apellate jurisdiction
Definition
the power to reverse, affirm, or modify the decsions of a lower court
Term
Judicial Review
Definition

was established in the Marbury v. Madison case in 1803

Is the power to deccide whether an action is constitutional or unconstitutional

most important power the Supreme Court holds

exclusive to the Supreme Court

Term
Constitutionality
Definition
if somethig is acting in accordance to the Constitution
Term
precedent
Definition
apellate court judgements from on case that establishes the rules for similar cases
Term
What was the biggest problem with the Judicial Branch unser the AOC?
Definition
There was no judicial Branch, so no one could settle diputes amoung the states
Term
Judicial Branch relationship with the law?
Definition
interprets the law
Term
who or what created the Supreme Court?
Definition

Aricle III Section 1

The Constitution

Term
who or what created the Inferior Courts
Definition

Article III section 1

Congress

Term
Article III Section 1
Definition

supreme court

inferior courts

 

Term
Article III section 2 clause 1
Definition
jurisdiction of the Judicial Branch
Term
Article III Section 2 clause 2
Definition

original jurisdiction

apellate jurisdiction

Term
Article III Section 2 cluase 3
Definition
right to trial by a jury of your peers
Term
Article III Section 3 clause 1
Definition
deals with treason
Term
most powerful institution within the Judicial Branch?
Definition
Supreme Court
Term
Does the say the number of justices that should be on the Supreme Court?
Definition
No
Term
How many justices are on the Supreme Court today?
Definition
9 justices
Term
When has the number changed?
Definition

judiciary Act of 1789 (6)

Judiciary Ac of 1801 (5)

Civil War (7 & 10)

Term
Who was the first black to serve on the Supreme Court?
Definition
Thurgood Marshall 1967-1991
Term
First Woman?
Definition
Sandra Day O'Connor 1981-2006
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