Culpepper Foundation Demonstration

9/9/99


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Culpepper Foundation Demonstration

Lawyers , judges & courts in American culture?

what sort of court system would Americans live under?

Congress acts

Congress created a legal system characterized by

Two types of federal courts

The hierarchy of federal courts

United States Courts of Appeal

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America’s Judicial Dualism

Jurisdiction— the Power to Decide

Why in a democracy do Americans allow such enormous power to unaccountable and unresponsive judges?

Judges’ powers are ultimately limited and contingent

How Cases Reach the Supreme Court

Author: Leo Flynn

Email: lflynn@pomona.edu

Home Page: http://www.politics.pomona.edu/flynn.html

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