Supreme Court of the United States

The United State’s Constitution helped establish the judicial system under Article III with three sections going over the judicial powers, trial by jury and original jurisdiction and jury trials, and treason. The courts are structured and function by the use of the constitution. Danielle Finck tells us that “The judiciary, established in Article III of the Constitution, is the least well-defined of the three branches of government. Article III speaks of judicial power that is vested in a Supreme…

U.S. Supreme Court Institutional Legitimacy It is rumored that in reaction to a ruling from the Supreme Court in 1832, President Andrew Jackson stated, “John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!” This quote highlights a problem with the Supreme Court in which it can neither create nor enforce legislation. Because it has ”no influence over either the sword or the purse,” the Court must rely on its institutional legitimacy to ensure its rulings are respected (Hamilton 1788).…

The Supreme Court has been a part of America, and was made to keep both the executive and legislative branch in check. In order to completely understand this question, it is important to understand politics in general. Politics is defined as “the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.” The two most powerful things in America are the executive and legislative branch.…

levels in the federal court system, district courts, circuit courts, and the Supreme Court of the United States. The district court which is also known as the trail court. District courts is the general trial courts, each district court has at least one United States District Judge, which is appointed the President. This is confirmed by the Senate and the judge is in for a life term. District court handles trials that are in the federal court system, civil and criminal. District court judges…

The federal court system is quite large today. Despite its current size, the United States Constitution requires only one court but allows Congress to create more as needed. That is the foundation for the current multilevel court structure. In these federal courts, important decisions are made by appointed judges concerning federal legislation and constitutional rights of citizens. Therefore, it is an important duty when officials go through the selection of Justices and Judges. The following…

and is considerably the most important decision in the history of the United States, judicial review is when the doctrine of legislative and executive actions are under review. This case gave the supreme says “The government of the united states is of the latter description. The powers of the legislature are defined and limited; and that those limits may not be mistaken or forgotten, the constitution is written” (5 U.S 137). Court the power to limit congressional power. The Marbury v. Madison…

The Executive Branch contains the President and his Cabinet. The President acts as Head of State, which is the Chief Representative of the United States. The Cabinet is appointed by the President and carries out the duties of the Executive office under the authority of the President. There are multiple government agency’s that the president appoints the heads of, including the CIA, EPA and many more, the President also appoints the head of over 50 independent government agencies. The…

The views on affirmative action vary widely in public opinion. This paper describes one aspect of affirmative action, where it applies to admission policies at the University of Michigan. Two United States Supreme Court cases, Grutter v. Bollinger(2003) and Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action(2014) played major roles in the passing and constitutionality of The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative that became part of Michigan law on December 22, 2006. To realize the impact of this…

of courts was a way of unifying the country. Their intentions were to establish a common, or uniform, set of rules for the whole country. The body of judge-made laws that was developed under the system is still used today, which is known as the common law, applying decisions to similar situations. With newer cases, they relied on precedents in deciding the case. As for the United States, the United Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, sees that precedent are bind on all lower courts.…

of Confederation, but when the United States Constitution was ratified in 1788, Congress had the authority to create the federal judicial system. The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the federal law of the United States. This act established the Supreme Court as having judiciary power. Judicial review is when the actions of the legislature and executive branches of government are subject to review and can be invalidated by the judicial branch. It allows the supreme court to take a more active role…