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The Judiciary
Learning Objectives
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In general, after you finish reading and studying this chapter, you should understand the following: - the creation of the national judiciary by Article III of the Constitution and congressional statute—the Judiciary Act of 1789
- the rules and structures of the American legal system
- the federal court system
- how federal court judges are selected
- the Supreme Court
- how Supreme Court justices make their decisions based on legal and extra-legal factors
- how judicial policies are made and implemented
- suggestions about how to change the judicial system and the selection process for judges
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