Overview of the Constitution: Article 3 - Judicial Branch

Question 1

Judicial Branch

Answer 1

• 9 members
• constitution lacks details
• article 3, section 2 - judicial review
  
  • “cases… arising under this constitution, the laws of the US… shall be made, under their authority…”
• Location of Individual Trials
• Treason
  
  • Levying war against country
  • Adhering to its enemies
• Conviction for Treason
  
  • Two witnesses
  • Self Confession
• Original Jurisdiction
• Appellate Jurisdiction

Question 2

when does the supreme court NOT have original jurisdiction

Answer 2

• involving taxes