2302+Fall+Week+Twelve

Week Twelve Readings, Notes, and Assignment**
 * GOVT 2302


 * The Judiciary: Constitutional Design and Judicial Review**

- [|Article 3 of the U.S. Constitution] - [|Article 5 of the Texas Constitution] - [|Federalist 78]. - [|Marbury v. Madison]. - [|Judicial Review]- From "Exploring Constitutional Conflicts" - [|Is Texas Justice for Sale]?

For Internet Students: Three short (100-200 words) written assignments 1 - What exactly does the Constitution of the U.S. and Texas say about the design of the judiciary on each level? 2 - While Federal Judges are appointed for life. Texas Judges are elected. What impact does each have on the character of each type of selection have on behavior within each level of the judiciary? Why appoint judges? Why elected them? 3 - Explain why judicial review was not in the original constitutional design of the federal judiciary, why it was argued to be a necessary judicial power, and how it was claimed by the judiciary.

For lecture students, We will have a mulitple choice test on the following terms, names and concepts.


 * judicial power.
 * [|Article III of the U.S. Constitution.]
 * good behavior.
 * judicial elections.
 * [|cases and controversies.]
 * original jurisdiction.
 * [|appelate jurisdiction.]
 * treason.
 * [|judicial review].
 * [|writ of mandamus.]
 * [|John Marshall.]
 * [|William Marbury.]
 * [|Thomas Jefferson.]
 * [|Marbury v. Madison.]
 * [|Judiciary Act of 1789].