Title: Class Outline 6
Course: KVCC BUS118 > Section: Class Outlines

1.      Legislative Branch

a.      Article I

b.      The Senate

i.           100 Members – two from each state

c.      House of Representatives

i.           Based on population of around 710,000 people there are currently 435 members.

ii.           Districts redrawn every ten years

d.      Responsibilities

i.           Commerce Clause

ii.           Necessary and Proper Clause

e.      Bill to Law procedure

2.      Executive Branch

a.      Article II

b.      Responsibilities

i.           Enforcing the law

ii.           Veto

iii.           Appoint cabinet members

iv.           Negotiate Treaties, Ratified by Congress

3.      Judicial Branch

a.      Article III

b.      Supreme Court

i.           Justices Nominated by President, Confirmed by Congress

ii.           Appointed for life

c.      Jurisdiction

i.           Original

ii.           Concurrent

iii.           Appellate

d.      Federal Courts

i.           Limited jurisdiction on most cases

1.      Cases involving federal laws or constitutional issues

2.      Disputes between states where money amount is greater than $75,000.

ii.           Congress is able to designate additional courts

iii.           Current Federal Courts

1.      The first level is that of the district courts.

a.      There are 94 with each state have at least one. The one in Maine is headquartered in Portland with a court in Bangor.

b.      Takes most of the Federal cases with its original jurisdiction. Especially bankruptcy.

2.      The second level is that of the Circuit Court of Appeals.

a.      There are 13.

b.      Have appellate jurisdiction

i.           Review only the court records from the trial court.

3.      The court of last resort is the Supreme Court.

a.      Has original jurisdiction with disputes between State governments.

b.      Can take concurrent jurisdiction but general handles cases from appeals through a Writ of Certiorari. They court is under no obligation to take any cases.

c.      Marbury V. Madison

i.           Supreme Court set itself up as the interpreter of the Constitution.

ii.           Through this it has the power to review cases and the laws established by State and Federal governments.

d.      Supreme Court decisions cannot be appealed.

iv.           State Governments

1.      10^th amendment

2.      Constitution

3.      Mirrored Structure

4.      Federal Supremacy Clause

5.      Judicial System

a.      Trial Courts

b.      State Court of Appeals

c.      State Supreme Court

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