Judiciary Flashcards

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What is the structure of US courts

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  • US Supreme Court
    -US Court of Appeals
    -US district courts
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What is layed out about the judiciary in the constitution

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Congress can ordain and establish new courts
Judges hold office for life in good behaviour

No mention of judicial activism
No provision of number of judges

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6 feature of the membership of the SC

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8 judges
1 chief judges
All have an ideological stance
9 number was set by congress
FDR threat to pack the cour
They hold office for life

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Presidents appoint judges who they share what with

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Judicial philosophy

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What does judicial philosophy mean

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Ideological stance whether they are conservative or liberal

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How many women in the Supreme Court

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3/9 all left wing

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What is a strict constructionist

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Justices who interpret the constitution literally and stresses the retention of power by individual states

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What is an origins list

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A judge who interprets the constitution in line with meaning and intent of the founding fathers

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Living constitution

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Dynamic living document which should be interpreted and taken account of the views of todays society

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Examples of president appointing based on judicial philosophy

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Obama appointment of sotomayor and kagan

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What is the basis of judicial review

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There is no constitutional basis

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What did the Marburg v Madison 1803 allow the court to rule

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Acts of congress
Executive actions
State law

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What is the most likely pool of recruitment to the SC

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The federal court of appeals

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Who does an SC nominee first appear to

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The senate judiciary committee where hearings are held and they vote to recommend further scitom

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What is wrong with the appointment process of SC

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Politicisation of president, media and senate

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ideological composition

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6 republican
3 liberal

17
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confirmation process of Justices

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Article II- the president nominates a candidate and the senate provides advice and consent before shown before the court

first referred to the SJC
undergo investigations and hearings
a simple majority is needed for confirmation after a floor debate

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brown v board of education 1854

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resulted in desegregation of public schools across the country

19
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what court was brown v board under

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warren court

20
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what court was roe v wade under

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burger court 1969

21
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bush v gore was under which state

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Rehnquist court 2005

22
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bush v gore

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landmark decision settled by SC over presidential election
bush though FL recount was unconsitutional and in violation of the 14th amendment argued that article 2 had been violated by interpreting the law and making a new law

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bush v gore ruling outcome

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SC declared recount of FL was in violation of equal protection clause
recounts suspended and state was declared for bush
bush was elected president at EC

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