Article III

Examples of Article III in the following topics:

• Article III

  • Article Three of the United States Constitution establishes the judicial branch of the federal government, including the Supreme Court and lower federal courts.

• The Judicial Branch

  • Currently, there are 179 judges on the United States Courts of Appeals authorized by Congress and Article III of the U.S.
  • In contrast to the Supreme Court, which was established by Article III of the Constitution, the district courts were established by Congress.

• The Supreme Court

  • Article III of the United States Constitution leaves it to Congress to fix the number of justices.
  • The Supreme Court is the first court to hear certain kinds of cases in accordance with both Article III and the Eleventh Amendment of the Constitution.

• The Powers of National Government

  • Article III, section I of the Constitution establishes the Supreme Court of the United States and authorizes the United States Congress to establish inferior courts as their need shall arise.
  • Article II, section II establishes that all federal judges are to be appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

• The Supremacy Clause

  • Article VI, Clause 2 of the United States Constitution, known as the Supremacy Clause, establishes the U.S.
  • Virginia (1821), the Supreme Court held that the Supremacy Clause and the judicial power granted in Article III give the Supreme Court power to review state court decisions involving issues arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States.

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• Article VII

  • Article Seven of the United States Constitution provides how many state ratifications were necessary in order for the Constitution to take effect and how a state could ratify it.