Unit 2 Judicial Branch

To make laws

To interpret laws

To enforce laws

To create treaties

Article I

Article II

Article III

Article IV

Elected by the people

Appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate

Chosen by the state governors

Appointed by Congress

The process of confirming Supreme Court justices

The power to declare laws unconstitutional

The ability of the Supreme Court to veto laws

The process of amending the Constitution

Plessy v. Ferguson

Marbury v. Madison

Brown v. Board of Education

Dred Scott v. Sandford

10 years, to limit power

15 years, as determined by Congress

For life, to ensure independence

Until they are 70 years old

Original jurisdiction is when a court hears a case for the first time, while appellate jurisdiction is when a higher court reviews the decision of a lower court

Original jurisdiction only applies to state courts, while appellate jurisdiction only applies to federal courts

Original jurisdiction is when the President decides a case, and appellate jurisdiction is when Congress reviews it

They are the same thing

Impeachment by the House and removal by the Senate

A vote by the Supreme Court

Presidential recall

Congressional vote without impeachment

By appoining new officials

By declaring laws and executive actions unconstitutional

By writing new laws

By vetoing Congressional Bills

District Courts and Courts of Appeals

State Courts and Federal Courts

Trial Courts and Supreme Court

Magistrate Courts and Probate Courts