The extent to which cultural approaches (UK and US) 4.6

Question 1

How old is the US Supreme Court compared to the UK Supreme Court?

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Answer 1

US - old
UK - 2010

Question 2

Since which case is the US Supreme Court culturally accepted as having the power of judicial review?

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Answer 2

Marbury v Madison (1803).

Question 3

How does the US Supreme Court informally update the Constitution?

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Answer 3

Through its legitimate power of judicial review.

Question 4

Why is the US Supreme Court prominent in civil rights milestones?

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Answer 4

Due to its numerous landmark cases.

Question 5

What makes the UK Supreme Court less prominent in civil rights history?

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Answer 5

Its status as a relative newcomer.

Question 6

What are principal landmarks in the UK’s civil rights progress?

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Answer 6

the Race Relations Act (1965) and the Abortion Act (1967).

Question 7

How are the rulings of both Supreme Courts culturally accepted?

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Answer 7

• The US Supreme Court is held in greater reverence due to its long history and tradition
• the UK Supreme Court is catching up with high-profile decisions.

Question 8

Which cases demonstrate the high-profile decisions of the UK Supreme Court?

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Answer 8

R(Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland (2019)

Question 9

How does the US culture of rights protection manifest in legal expectations?

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Answer 9

• Individuals
• political parties
• interest groups
• voting rights

Question 10

Which case reaffirmed the right to individual gun ownership in the US?

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Answer 10

D.C. v Heller (2008).

Question 11

What historical document created the first limitation to the power of the monarchy in the UK?

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Answer 11

Magna Carta (1215).

Question 12

Which Act guaranteed basic rights for Parliament in the UK?

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Answer 12

The Bill of Rights (1689).

Question 13

What does the Human Rights Act (1998) do in the UK?

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Answer 13

It regularly protects the human rights of citizens against overreach by the executive/legislature.

Question 14

What are the competing judicial cultures in both countries?

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Answer 14

Judicial restraint and activism.

Question 15

Which case is a classic example of judicial restraint in the USA?

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Answer 15

Lyng v Northwest Indian Cemetery Protective Association (1988).

Question 16

Which cases are examples of judicial activism in the USA?

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Answer 16

Brown v Board of Education of Topeka (1954), Bush v Gore (2000), and Obergefell v Hodges (2015).

Question 17

How has judicial activism been demonstrated in the UK?

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Answer 17

R v Chaytor and others (2010).

Question 18

Which case ruled unlawful the use of secret evidence in court by the intelligence services in the UK?

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Answer 18

Al Rawi v The Security Service (2011).

Question 19

How did the UK Supreme Court demonstrate judicial restraint in Begum v Home Secretary (2021)?

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Answer 19

By upholding the Home Secretary’s refusal to allow Shamima Begum to return to the UK on grounds of national security.