The Constitution

Question 1

what allows the constitution to remain flexible

Answer 1

interpretative amendments

Question 2

what is an example of amendments helping the constitution remain flexible

Answer 2

Obergefell v Hodges (2014)

Question 3

what was ruled in Obergefell v Hodges (2014)

Answer 3

gay marriage was legalised

Question 4

when was Roe v Wade

Answer 4

1973

Question 5

when was Brown v Board

Answer 5

1954

Question 6

what did the SC rule about Obamacare

Answer 6

that was a valid tax under the constitution

Question 7

what significant change has been achieved by the amendment process

Answer 7

the creation of an elected senate (17th Amendment 1913)

Question 8

where has the amendment process prohibited necessary change

Answer 8

it has kept the right to bear arms despite mass shootings

Question 9

what does the constitution allow

Answer 9

the SC to amass large amounts of power despite being unelected and unaccountable

Question 10

what is the most important factor when it comes to decisions in the supreme court

Answer 10

partisanship

Question 11

what was the amendment process meant to be

Answer 11

difficult, in order to ensure compromise.

Question 12

why is the amendment process good

Answer 12

despite its endless hurdles, monumental change can still occur

Question 13

how many states have the death penalty

Answer 13

27

Question 14

how many states have medical marijuana

Answer 14

37

Question 15

how many states have recreational marijuana

Answer 15

18

Question 16

what was ruled in Gonzales v Raich (2005)

Answer 16

federal government had the power to ban the growth of medical marijuana in states that had legalised its use under the interstate commerce clause. It acts as a reminder of the power of congress to determine public health policy

Question 17

where have citizens rights clashed

Answer 17

right to bear arms vs rights to life

Question 18

what did the FFs want to avoid

Answer 18

tyranny

Question 19

where has the SC provided a mass check against the President

Answer 19

in Texas vs US (2016), they banned the DAPA act

Question 20

what was Glossip v Gross (2015)

Answer 20

the SC ruled that states mat use a drug linked to apparently botched executions to carry out death sentences, going against the Democrat Federal Government at the time

Question 21

how does Congress limit the executive

Answer 21

Their constitutional powers include the power to declare war and the power of the purse and these act on a severe limitation on the power of the President. The president must often go to Congress for help and must cooperate and compromise with Congress to be successful

Question 22

what is an example of the president demonstrated wide unchecked power

Answer 22

Obama negotiated the Iran deal with almost no Congressional input

Question 23

when was the last time Congress declared war

Answer 23

WW2

Question 24

where has congress still shown their power to delcare war

Answer 24

they were the ones who gave LBJ the power to do whatever he wanted in Vietnam

Question 25

if the president wants to carry out real change what do they need to do

Answer 25

they must pass legislation through congress, not just use executive orders.