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How US Government Works · Structure

The Courts & Judicial Review

Article III, the three-tier federal court system, how the Supreme Court picks and decides cases, judicial review, precedent and how it gets overturned, and the main schools of constitutional interpretation.

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Prereqs: The presidency & executive orders; Separation of powers. Next: Federalism. Follows Khan Academy civics 'The judicial branch', Crash Course Government #19–21 and Oyez case summaries.
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