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- -Appeals from lower courts
- -Disputes between the states
- -Immigration issues
- -Federal Crimes ( insider trading, stock fraud)
- -Tax Fraud
- -US Law
- -Treaties with Foreign Governments
- -cases interpreting the Constitution
What else can I help you with?
What branch tries cases under the law?
The Judicial Branch of Government is the branch that tries case.
Who tries cases under the law?
The federal and state court systems (this is not limited to the Judicial Branch in federal cases).
What branch holds judicial power?
I'd assume it'd be the Judicial Branch. Judicial power, more or less, is the ability to interpret and initiate the law, which would be under the authority of a judge.
What power is judicial power?
Under the doctrine of the separation of powers, it is one of the three branches of government. The primary function of the judiciary is to adjudicate legal disputes.The Supreme Court's primary check on the other branches of government is "judicial review," the ability of the Court to analyze the laws and actions underlying cases presented under its appellate jurisdiction to ensure they comply with the Constitution. Judicial review gives the Supreme Court the power to declare a law unconstitutional, which renders it null and void and thus, unenforceable.
Who has the power to make dicisions in courts of law?
"The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under the ... Most decisions taken in these courts are usually final but they can be reviewed by the .... has to examine the social and political make-up of the Supreme Court.
Is it true or false that the case of Marbury v Madison gave the US Supreme Court the power of judicial review?
False, the US Constitution gives the US Supreme court power over all cases and all types of cases with very few withheld: quoting the US Constitution Article III section 1 "The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court" section 2 "The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects."
When the supreme court declares a law as unconstitutional we have an example of what?
judicial review
What is the main purpose of the the judicial branch?
The main purpose of the judicial branch of the government is to uphold the US Constitution. The most common activities are resolving disputes and trying cases that arise under federal law and interpreting legislation. The Judicial Branch also performs an important function in the federal government's system of checks and balances by using judicial review to ensure laws, executive orders, policies and treaties relevant to cases before the courts are constitutional.
Who had to share the power to govern under the federal system?
The national government and the state government.
What is the responsibilitys for the judicial branch?
Resolving disputes under the law
What power is used to determine if a law made by Congress is legal under the Constitution?
Judicial Review; see Marbury VS Madison, 1803.
Does Congress have the power to hear legal cases arising under the US Constitution and US laws?
No. This power is vested in the Supreme Court.
