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Does Congress have the power to create a court equal to but not higher in power than the US Supreme Court?
No. Article III, Section I of the Constitution specifies that there is only one Supreme Court, but Congress can create inferior courts at its discretion.
Article III, Section 1
"The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office"
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How many courts did the constitution create?
One. Article 3 of the Constitution states that the judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court and such other inferior courts as Congress may create. Article 1 gives Congress the power to create tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court is the only constitutionally created court.
Congress decided to create the courts of appeals because of what?
The supreme Court was overwhelmed by cases.
Why is the US Supreme Court the highest branch in Congress?
The Supreme Court is not in the Congress. The Supreme court is at the top of the judicial branch of government, a co-equal branch with Congess.
What law established the federal court system?
No. The Constitution mandated Congress create the Supreme Court and empowered them to create whatever lower courts they deemed necessary, but the Constitution did not actually establishthe federal court system. Congress began that process with the Judiciary Act of 1789.
How did Congress create the US Supreme Court and federal court system?
Congress created the Supreme Court of the United States and the first "inferior courts" of the federal judiciary in the Judiciary Act of 1789, but has expanded or dismantled parts of the federal court system at various points in history via other Judiciary Acts. The only federal court Congress cannot abolish is the Supreme Court because it is mandated under Article III of the Constitution.
