Supreme Court by Shie Benaderet

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Supreme Court

Published on Nov 18, 2015

Some basic information on the federal court system in the U.S.

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Supreme Court

A closer look at our Federal Court System

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3 branches

Executive
Legislative
Judicial

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Background

Who is a part?
How are they organized?
What do they do?
Why were they created?

Who is a part of this branch?
All federal courts
How are they organized?
The highest of these is called the Supreme Court
All lower courts are called inferior courts
What do they do?
They interpret and apply the constitution to the laws of the land
Why were they created?
Imagine the alternative… each state would be free to interpret federal law. Does this sound confusing? It was!

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Constitutional courts

Deal with whether or not laws are constitutional

Includes:
Courts of Appeals
District Courts
U.S. Court of International Trade

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Special courts

Deal with the powers of Congress

Includes:
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Tax Court
Territorial Courts
& More!

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When do they hear cases?

Someone violates the constitution

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Someone breaks a federal law

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A foreign nation sues the U.S. or a U.s. Citizen

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A Crime on a U.S. Ship or on federal Property

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A disagreement arises between states

OR BETWEEN CITIZENS OF DIFFERENT STATES

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When do they have Jurisdiction?

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Jurisdiction

“The official power to make legal decisions and judgments”
Executive
Concurrent
Original
Appellate

Executive Jurisdiction: only federal courts can hear the case
EX: A crime on a U.S. ship, or a tax crime
Concurrent Jurisdiction: may be tried in a state of federal court
EX: A money disagreement between citizens of different states

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