Chapter 13 - The Courts

"How do the courts make decisions, and how do they exercise their power to protect individual rights? How are the courts structured, and what distinguishes the Supreme Court from all others? This chapter answers these and other questions in delineating the power of the judiciary in the United States."

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0:00:00 - Welcome
0:00:31 - Introduction
0:02:11 - Guardians of the Constitution and Individual Rights (13.1)
0:26:14 - The Dual Court System (13.2)
0:43:24 - The Federal Court System (13.3)
1:00:00 - The Supreme Court (13.4)
1:15:05 - Judicial Decision-Making and Implementation by the Supreme Court (13.5)
1:29:36 - Credits

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