Article III of USA Constitution and Judicial Powers: An Analysis

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CONSTITUTOIONAL LAW
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ESSAY 1
The Constitution of USA is considered as supreme law of USA. The United State
Constitution initially comprises seven articles, defines the state government structure. The
first three articles of USA Constitution exemplify separation of powers doctrine, whereby
the federal government is separated in 3 branches. These three branches are legislative,
comprising of the bicameral Congress, an executive including president, and judicial,
comprising the Supreme Court and other national court. The Constitution of USA does not
refer in the direct manner to the meaning of USA Constitution and manner of interpretation
regarding the specific cases. In the following parts, this problem is enlightened with the
provisions of Article III of USA Constitution with relevant cases.
The Constitution of United States is a remarkable document. There are three major
purposes of the Constitution of USA. The first purpose is to make the balance among the
three branches namely legislative, executive, and judicial. The second purpose is to separate
the powers between the state government and the central government. The third purpose is to
secure numerous personal rights of the citizens of United States. The structure of Constitution
of United State owes much to the history Constitution that managed to the drafting. The
limits made on federal government and every branch was the response to the oppression of
British rules, and particularly the oppression of the particular sovereign.
The Article III of the United State Constitution creates and authorizes the central
government’s judicial division. Constitution of United States permits the judicial powers of
USA to the Supreme Court and lesser courts that can be established by the
Parliament. President employs the central magistrates for the lifetime. It is required to be
confirmed by the Congress. In the initial sentences of Article III of United State Constitution,
it is said that Judicial power of USA, mean to be conferred in one Supreme Court, and lower
courts as the Parliament can rule and establish timely.
As per the Constitution of United States, the central courts are courts of restricted
authority. The courts can consider only the cases or the arguments that means that they may
not execute non-judicial function and provide suggestion to Congress or President regarding
the constitutionality of planned action. Thus, the courts may not consider all types of the
matters or cases, but only the listed as in given judicial powers of USA, as mentioned under
the Article III of Constitution of United States. The types of matters recorded in Article III of
Constitution of USA were selected to secure several interest of the USA. The central courts
are also matter of spirit of Congress as far as it may separate and bound authority of several
central court.
The central court has a power not entertained by other courts in other nations. These
courts can state the act enacted by Congress to be in contravention of the United State
Constitution and consequently void or illegal. In year 1803, the Supreme Court created these
powers of judicial review, in the milestone case of Marbury v. Madison1, In case where
Supreme Court pronounces the Congressional Statute unlawful, usually the only manner to
modify this outcome is to utilise the complex procedure of amendment of the USA
Constitution. Though the Supreme Court is in one sense the final mediator of the meaning of
the United State Constitution, these powers are not limitless. The Court may not implement
its decisions without assistance or support of executive division, and is matter, as a minimum
in certain degree, to regulate over the dominion by Parliament. The Court itself has
surrendered powers to understand some Constitutional areas, saying that is dedicated by USA
1 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 137 (1803)

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Constitution to other government divisions. For an example, the courts have decided that
powers to see knowledge of Congress members has commanded by the United States
Constitution exclusively to Congress itself, and has denied to behave in these cases2.
The Article III of USA Constitution specifies that the Judicial Powers of USA is required to
be conferred in the Supreme Court and in lesser Courts as the Congress may develop timely.
The magistrates of the Supreme Court and lower courts must hold workplaces due to the
good performance, and will, at specified Periods, obtain for the Services the Reimbursement
that will not be reduced during their Extension in the workplace.
Section 1 of the Article III of the USA Constitution specifies that powers to
understand laws of the USA will be held by the Supreme Court of United States, and inferior
central court. The lower court will be established timely by the Parliament. The Constitution
of United States itself made only the Supreme Court, but permitted the Congress to make
other, lower courts over period. In the case where the caseload of the Supreme Court
increased, the Congress was capable to establish the inferior central courts. The Central
judges will hold workplace due to good behaviour and they will receive reimbursement for
the service. Once they are employed, the central magistrates will remain in the workplace due
to good conduct. In conclusion, most central magistrates serve a lifetime. Further, when they
employed, their pays may not be reduced or declined. It secures the magistrates from being
influenced by their income3.
The section 2 of the Article III of USA Constitution specifies that the judicial powers should
outspread to various matters, in equity and in laws, rising in Constitution of USA, law of
USA, and treaties made, or which should be created, under their authority. These judicial
powers should also extend to all the cases influencing representatives, ministers, and
ambassadors and to various matters of admiralty and marine Jurisdictions. They are also
required to extend controversies to which USA should be the Party. The powers should be
extended to disagreements between two or more than two federations like between state and
residents of other state or, between residents of two state or, between residents of similar
states demanding lands under grants of two or more than two states or, between the states and
their citizens, or foreign states, residents or subjects4.
It is explained by section 2 of the Article III of USA Constitution that jurisdiction is the
powers of a courts to consider the matters, so the section 2 specifies what types of matters or
disputes will be heard by Supreme Court and other central court. The types of the matters or
cases are as follows-
1. Each case, which arises in USA Constitution, laws of USA or its agreements.
2. Each case that affects American representatives, public administrators, and public
ambassadors
3. Each case of admiralty and nautical dominion
4. Each case, where USA is the party
2 William Quirk, and Bridwell Randall, Judicial Dictatorship (Routledge 2017)
3 Elliott Oring, Jokes and their relations (Routledge 2017)
4Edward Corwin, The Doctrine of Judicial Review: its legal and historical basis and other essays (Routledge
2017)