1.3: The Judicial System
Read this introduction to Chapter 2, which illustrates why it is important for business professionals to understand the court system.
Read this section, which discusses how the judicial branch fits into the United States' system of government. What authority does the court system have in the United States? Are the courts completely independent? How can the other branches of the government limit the judicial branch? Be sure to do the exercises at the end of the section.
Read this section, which discusses the jurisdiction of various courts in the United States. The judicial system of the United States involves complex webs of jurisdiction. For example, some courts can hold trials, while other courts only hear appeals from trial court decisions. In some situations, a case must be brought in a state court, and in others it can be brought in a federal court. Some courts have broad jurisdiction, and some courts are given only limited jurisdiction. This section covers these issues in more detail.