US Supreme Court And Rights

Question 1

What proportion of democrats and republicans have a positive view of the Supreme Court?

Answer 1

• 3/4 of Republicans
• 1/2 of Democrats

Question 2

What % of SC decisions were unanimous in 2021?

Answer 2

29% (the lowest ever)

Question 3

What % of SC decisions were polarised by party in 2021

Answer 3

21% (highest ever)

Question 4

Describe Clinton vs. City of New York

Answer 4

• SC said that the line-item veto was unconstitutional because it violated the presentment clause

Question 5

What % of state legislature representatives are white?

Answer 5

80%

Question 6

What % of federal judges are ethnic minorities?

Answer 6

18%

Question 7

What case declared affirmative action unconstitutional

Answer 7

SFFA vs. Harvard

Question 8

How many of the 26 districts with African American majorities have black representatives?

Answer 8

24/26

Question 9

What case upholds section 2 of the VRA

Answer 9

Allen vs. Milligan

Question 10

What % of ethnic minority congresspeople are democrats?

Answer 10

80%

Question 11

How many states had banned affirmative action prior to SFFA decision

Answer 11

9

Question 12

What % of republican voters are opposed to Affirmative Action

Answer 12

86%

Question 13

What case struck down parts of the VRA

Answer 13

Shelby county vs Holder

Question 14

Who sponsored the 2022 CROWN act on discrimination over hair?

Answer 14

Cory Booker

Question 15

What Bill did the Congressional Black Caucus introduce in 2020

Answer 15

Justice in Policing Bill (passed house but not senate)

Question 16

Example of a unanimous decision by the SC

Answer 16

Trump vs. Anderson

Question 17

Example of questionable independence of judges

Answer 17

• Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito have received gifts from billionaire republicans supportes

Question 18

Example of case that wasn’t voted on party lines

Answer 18

Walker vs. Texas - Clarence Thomas voted with liberal justices

Question 19

What % more likely are democrat nominated justices to receive a ‘well qualified’ rank compared to republican nominated justices

Answer 19

15%

Question 20

Example of a nominee receiving unanimous senate support

Answer 20

Kennedy

Question 21

Example of judicial restraint

Answer 21

Planned Parenthood vs. Casey

Question 22

Example of judicial activism

Answer 22

Dobbs vs. Jackson

Question 23

Example of Supreme Court making new public policy

Answer 23

Obergefell vs. Hodges

Question 24

Example of unanimous decision on rights protections

Answer 24

Brown vs. Board of Education

Question 25

Example of Supreme Court upholding gun rights

Answer 25

New York State Rifle & Pistol Association vs Bruen (challenged NYs concealed carrying permitting law)

Question 26

Example of SC limiting the President

Answer 26

West Virginia vs EPA (limited EPAs authority to reduce carbon emissions due to the major questions doctrine)

Question 27

Example of court not being originalist

Answer 27

Craig vs. Maryland (alleged abuser couldn’t be in room when witness who was abused was present) - Scalia said it went against 6th amendment rights

Question 28

Example of judicial activism (criminal justice)

Answer 28

Miranda vs. Arizona (right to remain silent)

Question 29

Example of SC declaring a congressional act unconstitutional

Answer 29

Texas vs. Johnson - said flag burning act was unconstiutional

Question 30

Example of appointments not being neutral (Senate)

Answer 30

Only 1 democrat voted to ratify Kavanaugh’s nomination

Question 31

Example of the mismatch effect

Answer 31

Only 26% of Black students finish college