POLSCI 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Supremacy Clause, Appellate Jurisdiction, Judicial Independence
22 Mar 2017
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Courts and collective dilemmas: courts can solve disputes peacefully, especially in a society with collective dilemmas. a. b. c. Prisoner"s dilemmas: courts enforces contracts and makes sure that two sides cooperate even if they are tempted to defect. Coordination problems: interpreting laws or constitutional provisions is a coordination problem amont different agencies and groups trying to comply with the law. Independence and legitimacy: courts are impartial enforcers of contractual relationships between people/companies/government. Constitutional basis: u. s. constitution says little about judicial branch. Says power shall be vested in federal courts and layws out which kinds of cases fall under jurisdiction of national courts. Constitution states that courts be independent from the elected branches. Supreme court justices hold their chair for life after being appointed and their salary cannot be reduced while they are in office (keeps congress/president from firing/docking pay because court isn"t in their favor). Judicial review: judiciary act of 1789 laid out framework for federal court system.
