Act to Establish the U.S. Supreme Court
GPTKB entity
Properties (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
legislation
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| gptkbp:amends |
Judiciary Act of 1801
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| gptkbp:approves |
Senate_confirmation
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| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education gptkb:highest_court_in_the_United_States held annually checks and balances interpreting laws varied over time binding on lower courts Chief Justice and Associate Justices societal change nominated by the President continues to evolve. essential for legitimacy expanded over time cornerstone of democracy important legal principles ensured_by_Constitution influential_in_American_law interprets_Constitution |
| gptkbp:enactedBy |
none
1st_Congress_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:established |
gptkb:George_Washington
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States |
| gptkbp:firstAwarded |
West_v._Barnes
|
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
February 2, 1790
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| gptkbp:hasAccreditation |
gptkb:John_Jay
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| gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver |
final_arbiter_of_federal_law
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| gptkbp:hasFunction |
resolve disputes
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| gptkbp:hasJurisdictionOver |
appellate jurisdiction
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-Revolutionary_War_America
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
over 200 years of operation
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Act to Establish the U.S. Supreme Court
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:U.S._Constitution
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| gptkbp:judges |
appointed by the President
lifetime appointment established precedent part of the federal government faced various political pressures increased representation over time guardian_of_the_Constitution |
| gptkbp:lawEnforcement |
gptkb:Marbury_v._Madison
through legislation |
| gptkbp:legalStatus |
federal law
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:United_States
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
Judiciary Act of 1789
|
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
shaped_American_jurisprudence
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| gptkbp:numberOfStudents |
six
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| gptkbp:purpose |
establish_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Judiciary Act of 1789
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| gptkbp:significance |
foundation_of_federal_judiciary
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
judicial_system_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
September 24, 1789
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