1. United States Constitution Exam Preparation
Article Three of the Constitution

2. Federal Courts Supreme Court- Highest Court (interpret Laws)
Highest Court – Supreme Court
# of Members – Nine
Head of Branch – Chief Justice
Who makes lower courts – Congress
Term of Office – Life

3. Principles of American Government
Judicial Review
Established in 1803 in Marbury v Madison
Gives the Courts the power to declare any law or act unconstitutional VS

4. Articles Four & Six (DON’T WRITE)
Full Faith & Credit Clause:
States have to respect the laws, records, and court rulings of other states
Extradition:
States have to hand over fugitives to the state where a crime was committed
New States:
Congress admits new states
Territories:
Congress has power over territories of the United States

5. Articles Four & Six States’ Form of Government: Supremacy Clause:
States must have a “republican” form of government; resemble the United States Government
Supremacy Clause:
The National Government is the supreme law of the land; Establishes a Federal System

6. Amendment Process (Article 5)
Congressional Method:
2/3 of Congress must pass amendment
3/4 of the states must ratify it
Convention Method:
2/3 of states request a convention
Congress must then call for a convention
3/4 of the states must ratify the amendment proposed by the convention

7. Article Seven
Ratification of the Constitution

8. Amendment Process Amendment History:
There have been 27 Amendments to the United States Constitution
The first ten of these are known as the Bill of Rights/Civil Liberties

10. Bill of Rights 1st- Freedom Speech, religion, petition, assembly
2nd- Right to Bear Arms
4th- Right to Security-No Search or Seizure without Warrant
6th- Speedy Trial, Representation, Accuser

11. Civil Rights 13th- Abolished Slavery 19th- Women Suffrage
27th- Pay Increase Congress

12. Done

13. Major Cases McCullough V. Maryland Miranda V. Arizona
Federalism
Miranda V. Arizona
Due Process- know your rights
Plessy V. Ferguson
Equal But Separate is OK
Brown V. Board of Education
-Desegregate, not equal

14. Hierarchy of Federal Courts1
Supreme
Court
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Appeals
Court
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District
Court