Judicial Branch Review

Judicial Branch Review

What Do We Remember?

The Judicial Branch...

• Studies and interprets the laws

• Article 3 of the Constitution created the Supreme Court to interpret laws made by Congress.

The Supreme Court

• Has 9 Justices

• Holds the power to declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional

• This power is called "Judicial Review"

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The Judicial Branch's Job:

• Study and interpret laws

• Create laws for the country

• Carry out the laws

• Create the national budget

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Article

of the Constitution gives the Judicial Branch the power to interpret the laws

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The Supreme Court Judges are called:

• Supreme Judges

• Justices

• Judges

• Chiefs

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The Supreme Court's power to declare federal, state and local laws unconstitutional is called "

Review"

The Amendments

• The 5th Amendment says that "no person... shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without DUE PROCESS of the law" at the NATIONAL level.

• Due Process: The Constitution's protection of citizens against unfair government actions and laws

• The 14th Amendment prohibits the STATE and LOCAL governments from acting unfairly. 

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The

Amendment says that "no person... shall be deprived of life, liberty, or property without DUE PROCESS of the law."

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Due Process...

• Grants everyone born on U.S. soil automatic citizenship

• Gives the Supreme Court its power

• Protects citizens from unfair actions/laws

• Is the Supreme Law of the land

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The 14th Amendment...

• Grants automatic citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil

• Grants citizens the freedom of speech

• Protects all citizens from unfair state and local laws

• Abolished slavery