Study Guide Test 1 Flashcards

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1
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What court case involved the cancellation of forgiveness student loan debt?

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Biden v Nebraska

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What case involved a wedding design owner ( Lori Smith) who refused to give services to a same-sex couple?

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303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

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What was the decision on 303 Creative LLC v.Elenis?

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The supreme court ruled in favor of Lori Smith saying she had the right to refuse service.

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What cases involved affirmative action?

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Students for Fair Admissions v President and Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina

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What cases involve censorship of the Islamic terrorist group, Isis on social media platforms including Google and Twitter?

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Gonzalez v Google and Taemmeh v Twitter

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What are the facts about 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis?

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A local same sex couple asked Lori Smith, a local website designer to make a website for their wedding. She denied them service because the couple went against her 1st amendment rights.

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What case involves the burning of the American flag at a convention in Texas?

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Texas v. Johnson

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What case involves the desegregation of schools at the national level?

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Brown v. Board of Education

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What is Sec 3 of the 14th Amendment?

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Prohibits anyone who has taken office from running if they have participated in a rebellion.

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10
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How many Supreme Court justices are there?

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9

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Who is the lead chief justice of the supreme court?

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John Roberts

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Which Supreme Court justices are Republican?

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Clarence Thomas, Amy Coney Barrett, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch, Samuel Alito

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Which Supreme Court justices are Liberal?

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Sonia Sotomayer, Elena Kagan, Ketanji Brown Jackson

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Which cases

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15
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What is Writ of mandamus?

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ordering someone to do their job.

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What case involved a juror that wore a jacket that expressed “fuck the draft”. Who was later arrested for disturbing the peace?

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Cohen v California

17
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What is the definition of standing to sue?

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The supreme court can hear the case if the party is injured.

18
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what is cases and controversies?

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the court can not do hypothetical cases

19
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What does mootness mean?

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No longer relevant

20
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What does ripeness mean?

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if the factors are laid out, it is not ready for review

21
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What does non-justiciable political question mean?

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a case is too political to hear

22
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what does 42 USC 1983 used for?

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civil rights violations

23
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What is part of the dual court system?

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Federal and state courts

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