...The Supreme Court Leshea Hicks Professor Dorothy Sliben LEG420 January 22, 2012 The United States Supreme Court is the last level at the federal level. It is also the only court mentioned in the Constitution. “The constitution states, “the judicial power of the United States shall be in one supreme court”, and Congress may ordain and establish from time to time” (Champion, Hartley & Rabe, 2008). The Supreme Court consists of eight associate justices and one chief justice. Each year the court hears a limited amount of cases if requested. They usually meet on the first Monday in October thru late June; the justices typically meet three times per week to hear cases. They meet also to decide which cases they will take for each session. Most cases brought before the Supreme Court started at the federal or state level, and usually involve constitutional issues, such as immigration laws, abortion, and same sex marriages. The purpose of the Supreme Court is to monitor the actions of the President and Congress. The Supreme Court can advise the President of wrongdoings considered unconstitutional. The court has the power to veto a law passed by Congress, when it violates the constitution. “The Supreme Court is the final judge in all cases involving laws of Congress and the highest law of the Constitution” (“Role of the,” ). The Supreme Court has two main functions: First, to interpret and explain congressional enactments in cases. They interpret state laws and...
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...Free eChapters (FALL 2012) eChapters offer students immediate access to the first few chapters of their textbooks while they are waiting for the print book to arrive. eChapters help students to keep up with required reading and assignments until they receive their course material, without having to pay expedited shipping costs. eChapters that are available from the publisher are attainable free of charge. How do students gain access to free eChapters? Not all courses or textbooks have eChapters available. For all courses where eChapters are available, the files are located in the student’s Blackboard course shell under the Student Center. Below is a list of courses with eChapters loaded into the course shells, giving students free access as of the first day of classes. * = eChapters are forthcoming Course ID ACC100 ACC206 ACC303 ACC304 ACC305 ACC306 Text Title Accounting Principles – 9th edition Accounting Principles – 9th edition Intermediate Accounting 14e Intermediate Accounting 14e Intermediate Accounting 14e Microcomputer Applications for Accounting Excel 2010 Microsoft® Excel 2010: A Case Approach, Complete, 1st Edition, copyright 2011 SOUTH WESTERN FEDERAL TAXATION 2012: COMPREHENSIVE, 36th ed. South-Western Federal Taxation 2013: Corporations, Partnerships, Estates and Trusts, 36th Edition Cost Accounting 13th 09 ed. Advanced Accounting 4th 10th ed. Auditing & Assurance Services 13th 10 ed. Core Concepts of Government and Not for Profit Accounting 2nd ed., 2011 ed ACC...
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