Article #3

-Primary Job -- protect the Constitution by...

-settling disputes involving state and federal gov't

-settling disputes involving federal law

-judges people for breaking federal law

-Determines if laws follow the Constitution (Judicial Review)

Federal Court System

-3 levels

-District Court (lowest level)

-Court of Appeals (2nd level)

-Supreme Court (highest level)

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-Appointed by President...

"okay'ed" by Senate.

Judicial Branch

-District Court

first to hear disputes involving federal law

-Court of Appeals

if a person doesn't like District Court decision....Court of Appeals sees if original trial was fair under the law & Constitution

-Supreme Court

chooses trials to go over interprets law and says how law should be applied in each case