Supreme Court

Question 1

What were Hamilton’s views on the Supreme Court

Answer 1

Least Dangerous Branch of government

Question 2

What was Texas vs. Johnson

Answer 2

When the Supreme court defended flag burning and it it was part of freedom of speech, first amendment

Question 3

What article is the supreme court

Answer 3

3

Question 4

What are the three types of conflict

Answer 4

1. Between the state and the citizens
2. Different branches of government
3. Different tiers of government

Question 5

What courts have there been since WW2 and in what order

Answer 5

Warren, Burger, Rheinquist and Roberts

Question 6

Which President did not get to make a nomination to the supreme court

Answer 6

Carter

Question 7

Who made the most appointments to the supreme court

Answer 7

Reagan and Nixon both with 4

Question 8

What was Bush vs Gore about

Answer 8

Stopped the recount of the Florida state meaning that Bush was declared winner

Question 9

Explain the Supreme court appointment process

Answer 9

Nominate a candidate
Goes before the Senate Judicary Committee
They recommend to senate and then they vote on the nominee

Question 10

What was Roe v. Wade

Answer 10

Abortion is a natural right and privacy

Question 11

What is judicial interpretism

Answer 11

Strict constitutionalism and doctrine of orginal intent. Interpret the constitution literally. Imply exactly what the founding fathers fought

Question 12

What is judicial non interpretism

Answer 12

Go beyond what the constitution states, what the founding fathers wrote should not be applied to circumstances that they did not forsee.

Question 13

What can the Warren court be remembered for?

Answer 13

Advancing liberal rights, while Warren was a Conservative, Brown v. Board of Education 1954

Question 14

What can the Burger court be remembered for?

Answer 14

Figuring out the details of rulings.

Question 15

Who have Obama’s appointments to the Court

Answer 15

Sonia Sotomayor 68-31 and Elena Kagan 63-37

Question 16

What other appointments could he make?

Answer 16

Replace Ginsburg who could retire

Question 17

What is the controversy at the moment?

Answer 17

Justice Scalia death has meant that there is the chance for Obama to appoint another member to the Supreme court however the Senate has a Republican majority meaning that it will hard for him to get his nomination approved by the senate. Republicans argue that it is too late into Obama’s term for him to appoint other one, they are worried that it will swing the court a lot more liberal because Scalia was a conservative.

Question 18

What was significant about Scalia’s death

Answer 18

11 months left of Obama’s presidency and he was only the 2nd justice to die in 60 years on the job.

Question 19

Who got 7-7 in Senate judiciary committee

Answer 19

Clarence Thomas

Question 20

What was Miranda vs Arizona?

Answer 20

Police have to make you aware of your rights to remain silent and to a lawyer upon being arrested.

Question 21

What was the Right to free movement between states, can;t be penalised for it either.

Answer 21

Crandall vs Nevada

Question 22

What is judicial restraint?

Answer 22

When you don’t look to make landmark decision and be too intervening. Strict constitutionalism. Not making decisions based on personal preferences or views.

Question 23

What is judicial activism?

Answer 23

Over ride the law, Brown vs Board of Education

Question 24

Give an example of judicial restraint?

Answer 24

Plessy vs Ferguson, made segregation constitutional.

Question 25

Where is judicial review in the Constitution?

Answer 25

Not in the constitution decided in Marbury vs Maddison.