Branches of government: The judicial branch

Duration: 22

Genre: Educational

Year Published: 1982

Creator: NATL. GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Using an individual case study from Alaska, this film illustrates the fact that the primary function of the judicial branch and the United States Supreme Court is to interpret and apply the Constitution of the United States and the other laws of the land., Follows a case involving the State of Alaska that has come before the United States Supreme Court to show the workings of the judicial branch of government. Differentiates between the federal and state court systems and discusses the Supreme Court's responsibility for interpreting the Constitution.

Complete Record: Using an individual case study from Alaska, this film illustrates the fact that the primary function of the judicial branch and the United States Supreme Court is to interpret and apply the Constitution of the United States and the other laws of the land., Follows a case involving the State of Alaska that has come before the United States Supreme Court to show the workings of the judicial branch of government. Differentiates between the federal and state court systems and discusses the Supreme Court's responsibility for interpreting the Constitution.NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.