Article III

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article of the United States Constitution constitutional provision

Article III is the section of the United States Constitution that establishes the federal judiciary, including the Supreme Court, and defines its powers and jurisdiction.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Article III of the United States Constitution	7

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	article of the United States Constitution ⓘ constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedOn	1788 ⓘ
authorizes	Congress to declare the punishment of treason ⓘ Congress to make exceptions and regulations to the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction ⓘ inferior federal courts ⓘ
cameIntoForce	1789 ⓘ
contains	Section 1 ⓘ Section 2 ⓘ Section 3 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
defines	cases and controversies to which judicial power extends ⓘ judicial power of the United States ⓘ jurisdiction of federal courts ⓘ treason against the United States ⓘ
distinguishes	appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court ⓘ original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court ⓘ
establishes	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ judicial branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
follows	Article II of the United States Constitution ⓘ
grants	life tenure for federal judges during good behavior ⓘ
guarantees	protection against diminution of federal judges' compensation while in office ⓘ
includes	admiralty and maritime jurisdiction ⓘ cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls ⓘ cases arising under the Constitution, laws, and treaties of the United States ⓘ controversies between a state and citizens of another state (as originally written) ⓘ controversies between a state or its citizens and foreign states, citizens, or subjects (as originally written) ⓘ controversies between citizens of different states ⓘ controversies between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states ⓘ controversies between two or more states ⓘ controversies to which the United States is a party ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
limits	treason to levying war against the United States or adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort ⓘ
lists	categories of cases under federal jurisdiction ⓘ
locationInDocument	Article III self-linksurface differs ⓘ
partOf	United States Constitution ⓘ
permits	Congress to establish inferior courts ⓘ
precedes	Article IV ⓘ surface form: Article IV of the United States Constitution
prohibits	corruption of blood for treason ⓘ forfeiture for treason except during the life of the person attainted ⓘ
requires	criminal trials to be held in the state where the crimes were committed ⓘ testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or confession in open court to convict of treason ⓘ trial by jury for all crimes except in cases of impeachment ⓘ
subject	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ surface form: Supreme Court federal court jurisdiction ⓘ federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ surface form: federal judiciary judicial independence ⓘ treason ⓘ
vests	judicial power of the United States in one Supreme Court ⓘ