PSC 2302 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Eleventh Amendment To The United States Constitution, Federalist No. 78, Oliver Ellsworth
19 Sep 2017
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Judiciary act of 1789: work of oliver ellsworth. Three layers of federal court system: district court (one judge per district) in each of the 13 states; 3 circuit courts (2 supreme. Court justices and 1 district judge) in separate geographical regions of the country; a single supreme court (composed of one chief justice and 5 associate justices). Section 25- justices were required to hear and decide any state decision defined by one of these two characteristics. Jurisdiction: (of federal courts) involves the authority to hear a case or controversy when the proper parties are present and when the point to be decided is among the issues that these courts are authorised to consider. Original jurisdiction: the authority to be the first court to hear and decide a case. (district courts) Appellate jurisdiction: the power of federal courts to review and correct errors of law that may have occurred in the trial court if necessary. (multi-judge panels and no jury)
