SUPREME COURT Flashcards
MARBURY V MADISON
GRANTED THE SC THE POWER OF JUDICIAL REVIEW
FLETCHER V PECK
SC HAD POWER OVER STATE LAW AS WELL AS FEDERAL
WHAT IS STARE DECISIS
‘TO STAND BY WHAT IS DECIDED’
WHEN CAN JUDGES BE REMOVED IN ENGLAND
ACT OF SETTLEMENT 1701 - MUST BE VOTED OUT BY BOTH HOUSES
HOW MANY CASES ARE DECIDED BY 5-4 SPLIT
20%
SNYDER V PHELPS
WESTBORO BAPTIST CHURCH - GAY DEAD SOLDIERS
BUSH V GORE
SUPREME COURT DECIDED WHO WOULD BE NEXT PRESIDENT
GLOSSIP V GROSS
RULED ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
KAVANAUGH’S VOTE
ON PARTY LINES - ONLY 3 DEMOCRATS CROSSED THE FLOOR
16-17 TERMS PERCENTAGE DECIDED UNANIMOUSLY
57%
16-17 TERM PERCENTAGE DECIDED BY SMALL MAJORITY
14%
BOUMEDIENE V BUSH
MCA RULED AS UNCONSTIUTIONAL
DC V HELLER
HELLER ALLOWED TO KEEP LOADED GUN IN HOUSE
CITIZENS UNITED VS FEC
MCCAIN FEINGOLD ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL AND POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING CANNOT BE CONTROLLED AS ITS FREE SPEECH
NFIB V SEBELIUS
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT IS CONSTIUTIONAL. CONSERVATIVE COURT VOTING IN FAVOUR OF A DEMOCRAT PRESIDENT