SupremeCourt1
- Created by: Rachel
- Created on: 06-05-14 15:22
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- Appointment Process
- 1.Aides search for candidate. 2.Shortlist. 3.Nominee announced at WH. 4.ABA rate. 5.Hearing at SJC. 6.SJC vote. 7.Debate on floor. 8.Final vote, simple maj
- Supreme Court
- Features
- Loose constructionist- liberal interpretation of constitution, federall power, dem
- Strict Constrctionist- conservative interpretation, state rights, republican
- Judicial activism & restraint
- Article 3 (least important)
- Appeal Court
- Judicial Review
- implied power- Marbury v. Madison
- Court updates meaning of constitution; 1st amendment & internet
- States restricted by constitution w/ 14t amendment (equal protection & due process)
- Political Significance
- makes decisions on controversial maters of public policy
- political body- appointed (Bush v.Gore 2000)
- involvement in; freedom of religion- mccreary v. ACLUKent & VanOrden v. Perry
- Freedn of spech exx- Texas v. Johnson (flag desecration)
- Arrest- Miranda v. Arizona
- Race- Brown v.BOE & Abortion- Roe v. Wade
- Checks on courts
- Congress
- 1. Senate conforms 2.Congress impeach 3.Alter #ofjudges 4.Constitutional amendments to overturn (e.g flag des)
- Pres
- 1. Pres nominates 2.Influence by pol weight by open criticism (e.gbushfllag)
- Other Limitation
- 1.No enforcement powers (Brown.v.BOE Eisenhower troops to desegregate) 2.appeals only 3.Public Opinion 4.Constitution not entirely ambiguous 5.Reverse
- Congress
- Features
- Pools of recruitment- federal appeals court (Sonia Sotomayor), state court, executive (Elena Kagan)
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