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Supreme Court Membership And Cases Flashcards

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For how long did William Rehnquist serve on the court?

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Nearly 34 years

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How many vacancies have been on the court since 1789?

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118, one every two years

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What eating did the senate judiciary committee give Clarence Thomas in 1991?

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Qualified

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How many nominations have the senate rejected since 1789?

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12

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Who are the three most recent nominees to be rejected?

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Clement haynesworth 1969,
Harold carswell 1979
Robert Bork 1987

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Which president nominated john roberts and Samuel alito?

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George W bush

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Which two nominations did Obama make to the court?

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Sonia sotomayor and elena Kagan

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Ruth bader-Ginsburg and Stephen Breyer were nominated by whom?

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Bill Clinton

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Which four major nominations did Ronald Reagan make?

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William Rehnquist 1986
Antonin Scalia 1986
Robert Bork 1987
Anthony Kennedy 1988

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Engel v vitale

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1962, 1st amendment

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District of Columbia v heller

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2008, 2nd amendment

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Swann v Charlotte mecklenburg board of education

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1971, 1st amendment

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Roe v wade

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1973, 14th amendment

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Miranda v Arizona

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1966, 5th amendment

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Plessy v ferguson

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1892

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Gideon v wainwright

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1963, 6th amendment

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Romer v Evans

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1996, overturned Colorado state law forbidding laws protecting homosexuals from discrimination

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Marbury v Madison

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1803

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Bush v gore

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2000

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Reynolds v United States

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1879, Mormon polygamy not protected under free exercise clause

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Texas v Johnson

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1989, 1st amendment

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Barnes v Glenn theatre

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1991, naked dancing is only slightly protected by constitutional 1st amendment

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City of Erie v kandyland

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2000, strippers have to wear g strings and nipple tassels as constitution does not justify full nakedness

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Hustler magazine v Falwell

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1988, satirical caricature protected by 1st amendment

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Snyder v phelps

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Upheld westboro baptist church right to protest at funerals

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Riley v California

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2014, 4th amendment phone searching

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NFIB v sebelius

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2012, state rights

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Citizens united v FEC

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2010, 1st amendment negative campaigning

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Shelby v holder

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2013 voting rights act

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Schuette v bahm

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2014 state rights

30
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Who are the five conservative judges on the roberts court?

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Scalia, Kennedy, Thomas, roberts, alito

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Who are the four liberal justices in the roberts court?

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Breyer, Ginsberg, sotomayor, Kagan

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