Us Constitution Article 3 Section 2

Since 1869 the number of justices has been fixed at nine by the judiciary act of 1869. Article iii section 2 creates a series of categories of cases or controversies to which the judicial power shall extend examples include all cases in law and equity arising under the constitution cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction and controversies in which the parties come from different states diversity jurisdiction. No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or on confession in open court.

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Article 2 the executive branch section 3 state of the union convening congress.

Us constitution article 3 section 2.

To all cases affecting ambassadors.
However this disqualification can be lifted by a two thirds vote of each house of congress.
In all cases affecting ambassadors other public ministers and consuls and those in which a state shall be party the supreme court shall have original jurisdiction.
The judicial power shall extend to 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.

One chief justice and eight associate justices.
Article i section 3 clause 6 refers to a chief justice who shall preside over the impeachment trial of the president of the united states.
The constitution provides in the second paragraph of article ii section 2 that the president shall have power by and with the advice and consent of the senate to make treaties provided two thirds of the senators present concur thus treaty making is a power shared between the president and the senate.
He shall from time to time give to the congress information of the state of the union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

Article 3 the judicial branch section 2 trial by jury original jurisdiction jury trials.
Section 3 of the 14th amendment prohibits any person who swore an oath to support the constitution and later rebelled against the united states from becoming president.
The judicial power shall extend to 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 to all cases affecting ambassadors other public ministers and consuls to all cases of admiralty and maritime.
He may on extraordinary occasions convene both houses or either of them.

Treason against the united states shall consist only in levying war against them or in adhering to their enemies giving them aid and comfort.