Supreme Court quotes 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsConstitutional frameworks of US governmentA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: CatherineCreated on: 09-06-13 16:22 Jefferson 'despotic branch' 1 of 21 Hamilton 'the least dangerous branch' 2 of 21 Justice Holmes 'we are quiet, but we are the quiet of a storm centre' 3 of 21 Sotomayor Court are 'where laws are made' 4 of 21 Karl Rove 'What Mr Obama really wants... is a liberal activist judge' 5 of 21 Hughes 'we are under a constitution, but the constitution is what judges say it is' 6 of 21 Scalia 'It's dead, dead, dead' 7 of 21 Ginsburg 'It is not the same constitution as that of 1787 or 1791' 8 of 21 Obama 'an unlected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law' 9 of 21 Dahl The court has to legitimise he actions of the elected branches 10 of 21 Bickel 'counter - majoritarian' - acting against the elected branches 11 of 21 Glazer 'Imperial judiciary' 12 of 21 Wellington Supreme court has neutral referees 13 of 21 Roberts 'Supreme court justices are servants of the law. Judges are like umpires... Judges are not politicians who can promise to do certain things for votes' 14 of 21 Segal & Spaeth Vote with their own political preference, thinking for politcal outcomes' 15 of 21 Baum 'puzzle of judicial behaviour' 16 of 21 Baum Broader criteria than merely political outcomes must be examined 17 of 21 Epstein & Knight Decision making is complex and sometimes inconsistent 18 of 21 Sunstein court is minimalist, case by case approach 19 of 21 kramer The court claimed the right to interpret the constitution and gave itself Judicial sovereignty taking it away from the people, the states and Congress 20 of 21 Goldberg SC is in effect a 'quasi-legislature' on a number of significant areas, so it should be elected and accountable like Congress 21 of 21
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