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The Justices Flashcards

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1
Q

Who is the current Chief Justice?

Who appointed him?

A

Roberts

Appointed by GWB in 2005

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2
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Who is the swing justice and who appointed him?

A

Kennedy

Reagan in 1988

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3
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Who is the most liberal associate justice and who appointed them?

A

RBG
Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Clinton in 1993

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Who is the most conservative justice and who appointed them?

A

Thomas

GHWB in 1991

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5
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Who are the two Obama appointments?

A

Sotomayor 2009

Kagan 2010

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6
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Who has Trump appointed to the Supreme Court?

A

Neil Gorsuch 2017

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Who are the two GWB appointments?

A

Alito 2006

Roberts 2005

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Who are the two Clinton appointments?

A

RBG

Breyer 1994

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9
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What order of liberal to conservative do the judges lie in?

A 
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
Kagan
Breyer
Kennedy
Roberts
Alito
Gorsuch
Thomas
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10
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When was the Warren court?

A

1953-69

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When was the Burger court?

A

1969-86

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12
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When was the Rehnquist court?

A

1986-2005

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13
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When was the Roberts court?

A

2005-present

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14
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How many justices are there? Do there have to be this number?

A

9

No congress could change it but this would set a dangerous precedent

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15
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How can justices be removed?

A

They have their jobs for life

but

Can retire
Resign
Or be Impeached by a 2/3 majority in the senate

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16
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How was Chief Justice Warren described by Eisenhower, the president who appointed him?

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‘The biggest damn fool mistake I ever made’

Warren was a lot more liberal than Eisenhower expected. He ruled on Brown v the Board for example

17
Q

What was the Warren Court like?

A

Governed by loose constructionism and judicial activism.

Belief that the court was an equal branch of government and had as much right to shape the USA

The Supreme Court at this time led the way for progressive change

18
Q

What Burger court rulings were loose constructionist?

A

Roe v Wade 1973

Swann b Charlotte Mecklenburg Board of Education 1971

19
Q

What Burger court rulings were conservative?

A

Gregg v Georgia 1976

University of California v Bakke 1978

20
Q

Has there ever been a Supreme Court impeachment?

A

No

But Abe Fortas resigned in 1968 rather than face impeachment

21
Q

How often is Kennedy the swing justice?

A

In the 2006-7 term of the 24 cases decided 5-4 Kennedy was in the majority in all 24 of them

In this term overall he was in the majority 97% of the time

Hugely influential

22
Q

Who used to be the swing justice before Kennedy?

A

Sandra Day O’Connor

23
Q

are justices party political?

A

NO not in the conventional sense

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