Formation of the Supreme Court
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:lawyer
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| gptkbp:career_start |
Lifetime appointment
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| gptkbp:case_number |
Impact on American society
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| gptkbp:case_types |
Thousands of petitions annually
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| gptkbp:community_engagement |
Public lectures and outreach programs
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| gptkbp:community_impact |
Model for other countries' courts
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| gptkbp:confirmation_hearing |
Conducted by the Senate Judiciary Committee
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| gptkbp:confirmation_process |
Senate confirmation
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| gptkbp:consequences |
Influence on American law
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| gptkbp:court |
Court of last resort
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| gptkbp:court_building |
gptkb:Supreme_Court_Building
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| gptkbp:court_symbolism |
Symbol of the rule of law
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| gptkbp:court_traditions |
Oral arguments and written opinions
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| gptkbp:decided_by |
Landmark rulings
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| gptkbp:established_in |
gptkb:Constitution_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:function |
gptkb:Judicial_review
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| gptkbp:has_meetings |
Nominated by the President
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| gptkbp:historical_achievement |
Expansion of federal power
Judicial activism vs. restraint Expansion of civil rights Protection of individual liberties |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Established during the early republic
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| gptkbp:historical_figures |
Notable justices throughout history
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Checks and balances
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Formation of the Supreme Court
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| gptkbp:is_respected_by |
Trust in the judiciary
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| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:9
gptkb:John_Jay gptkb:John_Roberts Justices |
| gptkbp:judicial_philosophies |
Conservative and liberal justices
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| gptkbp:judicial_review |
gptkb:Marbury_v._Madison
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:United_States_federal_law
Cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers, and consuls Cases from lower federal courts |
| gptkbp:legal_framework |
Constitutional interpretation
Essential for democracy Checks on judicial power Influences law schools Power to invalidate laws Calls for reform and expansion Part of the federal judiciary |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
Controversial rulings and dissenting opinions
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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| gptkbp:notable_case |
gptkb:Roe_v._Wade
gptkb:Loving_v._Virginia gptkb:Obergefell_v._Hodges gptkb:Miranda_v._Arizona gptkb:Brown_v._Board_of_Education |
| gptkbp:part_of |
Judicial branch of the United States
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| gptkbp:precedent |
Stare decisis
Sets binding precedents |
| gptkbp:public_access |
Open to the public
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
Symbol of justice
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| gptkbp:session |
1790
Annual sessions |
| gptkbp:significance |
Highest court in the United States
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| gptkbp:year_created |
September 24, 1789
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Foundation_of_the_State_of_Israel
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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