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Article III of the Constitution

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1 Article III of the Constitution
Judicial Branch Article III of the Constitution

2 Judicial Branch = Supreme Court + Lower Federal Courts

3 Major Job AS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN CONSTITUTION=
HEAR CASES!!!

4 Major Job as taken by the Supreme Court=
Judicial Review – Interpret the laws

5 Qualifications: None, zilch, zippo.. That means theoretically you could be asked to be a Supreme Court Judge…. Do you think that could happen?

6 Term of Office LIFE , they should be free from political pressure and not have to worry about running for office or reelection…focus only on the law

7 How chosen – an example of checks and balances
Appointed by President Approved by Senate

8 Powers Hear cases and interpret laws

9 # 0f Judges 9

10 Jobs of Chief Justice Administer the Oath of Office to the President
Preside over Presidential Impeachment trials

11 Supreme 9 John Roberts- Chief Justice -GW Bush Anthony Kennedy- Reagan
Clarence Thomas- Bush Sam Alito – GW Bush Stephen Breyer -Clinton Ruth Bader Ginsberg- Clinton Sonia Sotomayor - Obama Elena Kagan – Obama Neil Gorsuch

12 1st Chief Justice John Jay Current Chief Justice John Roberts

13 Most Powerful Chief Justices
John Marshall Earl Warren


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