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Why were the US Court of Appeals Circuit Courts created?
Courts of appeals review decisions made by lower courts and serve as a step between them and the next higher court, which is usually the supreme court at the state or federal level. They were created to promote efficiency and eliminate backlogs for higher courts.
What is one way the president can check the powers of the supreme court?
Courts can judge legislative acts to be unconstitutional. This means that the Supreme Court can say that a law that the Senate has passed is unconstitutional.
Do the courts of appeals hear cases that are not important enough to come before the supreme court?
It's part of the process. I don't think a case can bypass the appeals level on its way to the supreme court.
What was The power of judicial review is one example of?
courts interpreting the constituion -PrinceBlast
How many Supreme Courts does the US federal judicial system have?
AnswerThe United States has one Supreme Court in the federal judicial system. There are Regional and District Federal Courts through which cases of a federal nature are appealed and heard. Each of the 50 states has a court, usually referred to as the (State) Supreme Court, that has the responsibility of interpreting the constitution of that state. These courts are not part of the federal judicial system.See Related Questions for more information about the federal judicial system.
