Social Studies Final-Judicial Branch

Supreme Court

the highest federal court in the United States-et to hear what cases they want, disputes against weather

or not a law goes against the Constitution (unconstitutional

Duties and Responsibilities

decides weather or not laws are constitutional or unconstitutional

Justices

9 of them-John Robert's Jr is Chief Justice

Federal Court System

-mFederal court system:hear cases involving federal laws, the U.S

Constitution, or disputes between citizens of different states.

State Court System

hear cases involving state laws or the states Constitution, disagreements

between citizens of the state,resolve the kinds of issues you hear in everyday life-family

matters,accidents, crimes,and traffic violations

District Courts

-each state has at least 1 district court

-district courts are the only federal courts that use juries

-number of judges depends on size of the districts and workload

Court of Appeals

view lower courts decisions to see if a mistake was made, heard by 3

judges

Judicial Review

power to overturn any law that the Court decides is in conflict with the constitution

Panel

a group of judges

Bench trial

trial without a jury

federalist

people who favor a stronger national government

Anti-Federalists

people who opposed the Constitution

ratify

to approve

Veto

to reject

liberty

the freedom to live as you choose

Selective Service

all male citizens at the age of 18 must register for the military

Washington, d.c.

Capital of the United States

Political parties

Democrats and Republicans

Capitalism

an economic system where businesses are privately owned and operate for

profit, with prices determined by competition in a free market

Rule of Law

Everyone must follow the law

Supreme Law of the Land

the constitution

Checks and Balances

A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power