Marbury vs. Madison
By issuing a judicial review.
Judicial Review
Marbury v. Madison is the Supreme Court case that established the precedent of judicial review. John Marshall was the Chief Justice of the court.
Marbury vs. Madison
The other courts that are included in the Judicial Branch besides the Supreme Court is the Lower Federal Courts.
The Supreme Court's primary focus is to determine if a law is constitutional. To do this, it follows certain philosophies to help it come to a decision. These philosophies are loose or strict constructionism, judicial restraint and judicial activism.
State supreme courts (or their equivalent) are part of each State's Judicial branch.
No. The Supreme Court of the United States is head of the Judicial branch, but there are lower courts and tribunals that are also included, such as the US District Courts and the US Courts of Appeals Circuit Courts, among others.
supreme court and other federal courts
An example of judicial power is a judicial review. Judicial review is an example of the functioning of separation of powers in a modern governmental system. If you didn't know, when people are unsure about the meaning of a law, the judicial branch listens to many opinions and makes a decision. The judicial branch is made up of courts. The highest of these courts is the US Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is made up of 9 judges. They meet at the Supreme Court building in Washington, DC.
The Congress of the United States originally established the Arizona territorial courts in the Organic Act of 1863. They organized the courts on three levels. They were justice of the peace courts, probate and district courts, and a supreme court. The district courts made up the main judicial body and tried the majority of cases. The transition from territorial to state status was smooth for the Arizona Courts. The state provided immediate judicial courts with the JP courts, superior courts, a supreme court and a federal district court.
It is Article III of the United States Constitution that established a Supreme Court to head the judicial branch. It also provides the national government the power to create lower federal courts.