ADJUS-120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: William Marbury, Thurgood Marshall, Mandamus

• School: Diablo Valley College
• Department: Administration Of Justice
• Course: ADJUS-120
• Professor: Gaines

Document Summary

Impeachment is the political process that can be used to remove executive appointees, judges, and the president and vice president during prior to the expiration of their term. The primary grounds for impeachment is high crimes and misdemeanors" - a term that dates back to 14th century british common law. Has only been used a handful of times since the ratification of the constitution. Vests the judicial power" in the supreme court and states that federal judges serve for life and can"t have their pay lowered during their service. Lays out the nine categories of federal court jurisdiction and defines the. Which branch of the constitution will give final judicial power to the legislature of the. Not an enumerated power of the supreme court. Relative weakness of the judicial branch provides a check on potential abuses of its authority. The prevalency of a local spirit may be found to disqualify.