JUDICIARY BY EXECUTIVE overturns 2007 SC ruling (Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire) - t/f easier for unlawful pay victims to gain compensation
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Randy Eugene Dyer pardon (2011)
JUDICIARY BY EXECUTIVE 1975 convicted imported drugs from Mexico - minister for prisoners for 30 years after release
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Judge G. Thomas Porteous impeachment (2008)
JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE March 2008 HoR voted to impeach - corrupt, took bribes, lied to Senate & FBI
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11th amendment (1794)
JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE overturned Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) - guaranteed immunity of states from lawsuits by foreign citizens
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14th amendment (1868)
JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE overturned Scott v. Sandford (1857) - guaranteed citizenship & civil rights of African Americans
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16th amendment (1913)
JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE overturned Pollocks v. Farmers Loan & Trust Co (1895) - Congress power to levy income tax
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26th amendment (1971)
JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE overturned Oregon v. Mitchell (1970) - permitted 18 year olds to vote in state elections
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Presidential Medicare veto overwridden
EXECUTIVE BY LEGISLATURE Bush veto legislation to prevent cut to doctors reimbursement for medicare patient - overturned by 383:41 HoR & 70:26 Senate
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112th Republican congress power of the purse (March 2010)
EXECUTIVE BY LEGISLATURE restricted funding in attempt to prevent Obamacare (March 2010)
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Bush v. Gore (2000)
EXECUTIVE BY JUDICIARY ruled manual recount scheme planned by Florida state supreme court was unconstitutional - violated 14th amendment
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Texas v. Johnson (1983)
LEGISLATURE BY JUDICIARY ruled laws prohibiting flag burning were unconstitutional - violated first amendment
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McConnell v. FEC (2003)
LEGISLATURE BY JUDICIARY found parts of 2002 BCRA unconstitutional - burden's parties rights to make independent expenditures & prohibits people under 18 making political donations
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House Joint Resolution 64 veto (2009)
LEGISLATURE BY EXECUTIVE rejected spending bill duplicated another bill already signed - failed override attempt by congress
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threatened vetoes (2013)
LEGISLATURE BY EXECUTIVE publically threatened to veto bills during 112th congress - threat of government shutdown
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JUDICIARY BY EXECUTIVE 1975 convicted imported drugs from Mexico - minister for prisoners for 30 years after release
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Randy Eugene Dyer pardon (2011)
Card 3
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JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE March 2008 HoR voted to impeach - corrupt, took bribes, lied to Senate & FBI
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Card 4
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JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE overturned Chisholm v. Georgia (1793) - guaranteed immunity of states from lawsuits by foreign citizens
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Card 5
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JUDICIARY BY LEGISLATURE overturned Scott v. Sandford (1857) - guaranteed citizenship & civil rights of African Americans
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