The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-03-26
CITIZENSHIP COLUMN
CHAPTER XVII.
The Constitution of United States of
America.
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l. @. In what body does the Judi
cial power of the United States lie?
A. The Judicial power of the
United States is vested in one Supreme
Court, and in such inferior courts, as
the Congress has, from time to time,
ordained and established.
g. @. How are the judges Of the
Supreme Court appointed?
A. By the President by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate.
3. O. In what cases do the United
States Courts have judicial power?
A. l. In all cases, in law and
equity, arising under this Constitution,
the laws of the United States, and
treaties made, or which shall be made,
under their authority;
2. In all cases affecting ambas-
sailors, other public ministers and con-
suls;
3. In all cases of admiralty and
maritime Jurisdiction;
4. In controversies to which the
United States shall be party;
H. 5. In controversies between
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and citizen of another State, between
citizens of different States, between
citizens of the same State, claiming
lands under grants of different States,
and between a State, or the citizens
thereof, and foreign States, citizens,
or subjects.
4. @. What provision does the Con-
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except in cases of impeachment?
A. The trials of all crimes ex-
cept in cases of impeachment shall be
by jury.
5. @. What is the greatest crime
which can be committed against the
people of the United States,
A. Treason, which is defined in
the Constitution as follows: Treason
against the United States shall con-
sist only in levying war against them,
or in adhering to their enemies, CIV
ing them aid and comfort
8. @. What provision has been
made for acceptance of the legal find
ings of one State in every other State?
A. Full faith and credit shall be
given in each State to the public acts,
records and judicial proceedings of
every other State. And the Congress
may, by general laws, prescribe the
manner in which such acts, records
| and proceedings shall be proved and
the effect thereof.
Z. @. What legal guarantee has the
citizen of one State while resident in
another State?
A. The citizens of each State
shall be entitled to all privileges and
immunities of citizens in the several
States.
8. @. How may person charged
with crime be returned to the State
from which he has fed?
| A. A person charged in any
State with treason. felony, or other
crime, who shall flee from justice and
be found in another State, shall on
demand of the executive authority Of
the State from which he fed, be deliv-
cred up, to be removed to the State
having jurisdiction of the crime.
| 9. @. How may new States be ad-
mitted to the Union?
| A. New States may be admitted
by the Congress into this Union; but
no new State shall be formed, or
erected, within the Jurisdiction of any
other State; nor any State be formed,
by the junction of two or more States,
or parts of States, without the consent
of the Legislatures of the States con-
cerned, as well as the Congress.
10. Q. What does the Constitution
guarantee to every State?
A. The United States shall guar
antee to every State in this Union a
republican form of government, and
shall protect each of them against in
vasion; and, on application Of the Leg
islature, or of the executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened),
against domestic violence.