Identify and explain the organization of the Judiciary

3 Levels Court (in order from Highest

Lowest)
Supreme Court
U.S Courts of Appeals
U.S District Courts
The Supreme Court concentrates on the long and
difficult cases, while the U.S Courts of Appeals reviews U.S
District Courts cases. This gives the Supreme Court more time
to come to a conclusion on their case.
Identify and provide examples of the powers of the Judiciary
powers.
The Judiciary powers:
original jurisdiction, appellate jurisdiction, redress, diversity
jurisdiction, and subject matter jurisdiction.
OG jurisdiction - case first heard
appellate = appealing of the case
redress - for damages and injuries
diversity - different cases around the U.S
subject matter- federal laws involved???
judicial review - established by Marbury v. Madison,
rule under law
Identify and explain how Judiciary shares powers with the
Congress, Executive, and bureaucracy.
Judiciary branch can label an action
unconstitutional, while Congress can amend the Constitution
and change the Court System. The lowest court gets involved
with the Federal Bureau due to issues of law and federal
agencies. The executive branch appoints judges and justices.
Discuss the implications of Judiciary sharing powers with each
of the following: Congress, Executive, and bureaucracy.
Congress limits its power of amending so the
judiciary branch's decision becomes more difficult
Justices and judges have to appeal to the executive
branch, ideology doesn't matter.
JB pushes the FB to act accordingly.
Discuss the functions that Judiciary performs.

 Judiciary Branch can review other cases to establish

a decision on new case
interpret, investigate, and apply the laws of the
constitution
Identify how the power of the Judiciary has/may evolve
gradually.
Hollingsworth v Perry: shows how the judiciary
branch is willing to amend and interpret to the Constitution
Identify and discuss the ties between the Judiciary and political
parties.
Political Party affiliation is how the President
appoints judges, only because it makes it easier to push a judge
through
Identify and discuss the ties between the Judiciary and interest
groups.
Interest groups will often submit an amicus curiae
to the court in order to help bolster a certain party.
amicus curiae - not a party to a particular litigation
but that is permitted by the court to advise it in respect to some
matter of law that directly affects the case in question.
Identify and discuss the ties between the Judiciary and media.
The Judiciary Branch will keep supreme court
decisions discrete until they are finalized, which is when the
media goes insane and fight to be the first one to project the
supreme court decision.
Identify and discuss the ties between the Judiciary and state
and local governments.
Judiciary branch ensures that the state and local
governments are interpreting the law correctly. The state and
local governments act as gates to the Supreme Court.