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Judiciary Act of 1789

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The Judiciary Act of 1789 by Chrystian Marte 12-2

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24th September 1789: The Judiciary Act becomes law in the United States of America

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Congress and the Separation of Powers - Judiciary Act of 1789

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Judiciary Act of 1789

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Judiciary Act of 1789 by Roy King

The Judiciary Act of 1789 was a United States federal statute adopted on September 24, 1789, in the first session of the First United States Congress. It established the federal judiciary of the United States. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution prescribed that the "judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and such inferior Courts" as Congress saw fit to establish. It made no provision for the composition or procedures of any of the courts, leaving this to Congress to decide.
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    • Judicial review