Articles III: The judicial Branch

0.0(0)
studied byStudied by 0 people
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
Card Sorting

1/6

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Study Analytics
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced

No study sessions yet.

7 Terms

1
New cards

Supreme Court

Highest court in the U.S., created by Article III of the Constitution

2
New cards

Judicial Review

Power to decide if laws are constitutional (from Marbury v. Madison, 1803)

3
New cards

Federal Courts

Includes district courts and appeals courts under the Supreme Court

4
New cards

District Courts

Hear federal civil and criminal cases, decide guilty or innocent

5
New cards

Appeals Courts

Review lower court decisions to check if laws or rules were broken

6
New cards

Justices

9 justices make up the U.S. Supreme Court

7
New cards