Course curriculum

    1. How to use this course

    2. Before we begin...

    1. Video: Article III of the U.S. Constitution

    2. Why is a Judicial System Necessary?

    3. Goals of the Judicial Branch

    4. Composition of the Judicial Branch

    5. Judiciary Act of 1789

    1. Video: Constitution Walk-Through

    2. Article III of the U.S. Constitution

    3. Text of Article III

    4. Independent Judiciary

    5. Video: Marbury v. Madison

    6. Article: Judicial Monopoly Over the Constitution: Jefferson’s View

    1. Video: Facts of Congress - Checks and Balances

    2. Unconstitutional Laws

    3. How does the Judiciary Remain Independent?

    4. The Supreme Court

    5. Supreme Court Justices

    6. Who Checks the Judicial Branch?

    7. Video: What Is The Difference Between Judicial Activism And Judicial Restraint?

    8. FEE Article: What Happened to Our “Government of Laws, Not of Men”?

    1. Rule of Law

    2. Rule of Law and the President: U.S v. Nixon

    3. Judiciary Act of 1803

    4. Creation of Lower Courts by Congress

    5. What is the Process for Becoming a Federal Judge?

    6. Resource: U.S Courts Judiciary News

    1. Video: Court Shorts: Fair and Impartial Judiciary

    2. How does the Judicial Branch protect rights?

    3. Supreme Court Cases

    4. Video: Suspending Habeas Corpus: Constitutionally Controversial

About this course

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