The United States Judicial Branch
Use your textbook to fill out this information to complete the chart on the Three Branches of Government; fill in the Judicial Branch to compare it to the two other branches:
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Branches:
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Legislative | Executive | Judicial |
| Places: | Congress | President |
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| Powers Listed in: | Article I | Article II |
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| Powers: | makes laws | enforces laws |
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| Requirements: | House: 25 years of age; resident for 7
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Senate: 30 years of age; resident for 9 years Both: legal resident of the state which they represent |
35 years of age; must be born in US, in residence for 14 years prior to being elected |
 | Law in United States is based on |
| Sources of Law |
| Judiciary Act of 1789 |
| Marbury v. Madison |
| Court system in the United states |
| jurisdiction |
| Writ of Cert |
| Rule of Four |
| Reasons for the US Supreme Court to hear a case: |
| Federal judges are selected by: |
| Defined: | Court: | Court Example: | |
| Judicial Activism: |
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| Judicial Restraint: |
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