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The Federal Court System Chapter 18 section 1 and 2

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From left to right, seated: Justice Antonin Scalia, Justice John Paul Stevens, Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Justice Anthony M. Kennedy - standing: Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Justice David H. Souter, Justice Clarence Thomas, Justice Stephen G. Breyer ~

I. A Dual Court System ,[object Object],[object Object]

II. The National Judiciary ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A. Constitutional basis ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

B. Limits on Power ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

C. The Supreme Court ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Antonin Scalia and John Paul Stevens

Sandra Day O’Connor and Anthony Kennedy

Ruth Bader Ginsberg and David H. Souter

Clarence Thomas and Stephan G. Breyer

D. The Constitutional Courts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

E. The Special Courts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

III. Types of Jurisdiction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A. What is Jurisdiction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

B. Exclusive Jurisdiction ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

C. Concurrent Jurisdiction ,[object Object],[object Object]

D. Original Jurisdiction ,[object Object],[object Object]

E. Appellate Jurisdiction ,[object Object],[object Object]

IV. The Appointment of Judges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A. Selection and appointment ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

B. The Issue of Judicial Activism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

C. Terms of a Judge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

V. The Inferior Courts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A. District Courts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

B. Courts of Appeals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

C. Other Courts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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