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Section 1. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.
1. The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a Compensation ...
Apr 4, 2010 · Article III of the U.S. Constitution establishes the Judicial Branch of the federal government. Section 1 of Article III, known as the Judicial Vesting Clause, confers the federal judicial power on one supreme Court and such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. 1. Through that language, the Constitution ...
The judicial branch decides the constitutionality of federal laws and resolves other disputes about federal laws. However, judges depend on our government’s executive branch to enforce court decisions. Courts decide what really happened and what should be done about it.
A high-level overview of the judicial branch and its power of judicial review. The design of the judicial branch protects the Supreme Court’s independence as a branch of government. The Supreme Court wields the power of judicial review to check the actions of the other branches of government.
Article III of the Constitution sets up the judicial branch, including the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court's role is to interpret U.S. laws. Its power has grown as federal law has expanded. The court uses past rulings and the Constitution to make decisions. Other branches can check the Court's power.
The Constitution says little about the powers, structure, and functions of the judicial branch. Instead it left much of that responsibility to Congress, stipulating (in Article III) only that judicial power be “vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish.”
