Interested in learning about how our American federal government was created? Speaker Dr. Jim Gibb will discuss Article III of the Constitution, which explains the judicial system.
Article III concerns the federal judiciary, including the creation of the Supreme Court and such “inferior” courts as Congress deemed necessary. How many justices? “Inferior” courts? The Constitution is remarkably vague, the delegates leaving it to Congress to fill in the details. This presentation explores the federal judicial system and, unlike other presentations, reaches beyond the Convention to later developments including the landmark Marbury v. Madison case establishing judicial review.
This presentation will be held live over Zoom. It will also be recorded and uploaded to the St. Mary's County Library YouTube channel.
If you would like to attend this event live and/or watch the recording, please register with an email address to receive the Zoom link the day before the event. The YouTube link to the recording will be emailed to everyone who registers for this program.
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