Article I of the Constitution grants ________ the right to control the Supreme Court's appellate docket.

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Article I of the Constitution states that "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court...and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish." This gives Congress the power to establish lower federal courts and also determines the Supreme Court's jurisdiction. As the appellate docket is a key aspect of the Court's jurisdiction, this power ultimately lies with Congress.

Article I of the Constitution Grants ________ the Right to Control