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Judicial BranchCitizenship: American Government
About the Unit• In the American Government Unit we will be exploring the
following questions:
• What is federalism and how is a part of the United States Government?
• What is the Executive Branch of the United States Government and what is its role?
• What is the Legislative Branch of the United States Government and what is its role?
• What is the Judicial Branch of the United States Government and what is its role?
• What is a political parties and what system of political parties is a part of the United States Government?
• What is the electoral process of the United States Government and how are the States involved in this process?
Judicial Branch • Judicial Branch - The part of the government that settles legal
disputes related to...
• interpretation of the constitution
• the federal (national) government
• conflicts between the states and federal govt.
• The Judicial Branch is made up of a system of courts that includes...
• the Supreme Court (highest court)
• 95 Federal District Courts
• 13 Courts of Appeal
• 2 Courts of Special Jurisdiction
United States Federal Court System
Judicial Branch in Practice...
• The vast majority of court cases are handled in local, state, or lower-level federal courts each depending on the subject matter or jurisdiction of the case.
• Each year around 10,000 cases are petitioned to be heard by the United States Supreme Court; however, the court only hears 75-80 cases per year.
• The Supreme Court usually only hears cases that are incredibly important as determined by things such as...
• a conflict of law, or where lower courts reach different conclusions about the same law
• cases that involve an important social issue that affects many citizens
• cases where lower courts have ignored or disregarded past Supreme Court Decisions
Supreme Court of the United States