The US Supreme Court 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsThe Supreme CourtA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: sofia84Created on: 08-01-21 10:36 Where in the constitution does it outline the powers of the SC Article 3 1 of 41 When was the Marbury V Madison case? 1803 2 of 41 When was teh Fletcher V Peck Case? 1810 3 of 41 How many cases does the SC receive per year? 7k 4 of 41 When was Neil Gorsuch appointed? 2017 5 of 41 What was the name of the act that set up lower federal courts? Judiciary act 1789 6 of 41 Which law legalised same sex marriage in 2015? Obergefell V Hodges 7 of 41 How did the Judiciary Committee vote on Ruth Bader Ginsburg? 18-0 8 of 41 When did Harriet Miers withdraw her nomination? 2015 9 of 41 When was Robert Bork's nomination defeated by the Senate? 1987 10 of 41 How many nominations has the senate rejected since 1789? 12 11 of 41 How much did the TV campaign against Robert Bork's nomination cost? $15 million 12 of 41 Which year was Roe V Wade? 1973 13 of 41 When was the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act? 2003 14 of 41 How many states do NOT use the death penalty? 19 15 of 41 which amendment grants freedom from cruel or unusual punishment 8th 16 of 41 which amendment grants freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures 4th 17 of 41 Give an example of where the SC upheld the 4th amendment Riley V California 2014 18 of 41 what fraction of SC cases in 2014 were unanimous? 2/3 19 of 41 What did DC v Heller 2008 rule? overturned state law in Wahington DC which banned ownership of handguns 20 of 41 Give an example of the Supreme court upholding existing policy NFIB v Sebelius 2012 upheld right of fed gov to impose income tax thus upheld ACA. 21 of 41 When was Warren's Court? 1953-1969 22 of 41 When was Rehquist's court 1986-2005 23 of 41 Give a ruling that removed an existing policy Citizens United v FEC 24 of 41 Give a ruling that establishes a new policy Obergefell v Hodges 25 of 41 Which amendment gave the right to vote (race) 15th 26 of 41 Which amendment made racial discrimination unconstitutional?/ equal protection 14th 27 of 41 Give an example of a racial rights campaign NAACP 28 of 41 Methods to protect rights in the US today Litigation, demonstrations, SC, lobbying, voter registration drives 29 of 41 What year was the Civil Rights Act 1964 30 of 41 When was the Voting Rights Act 1965 31 of 41 Give an example of a voter registration drive Tennessee Black voter project, GOTNV 32 of 41 give an example of when SC has protected racial rights Fisher v Texas 2008 33 of 41 Give example of when SC has failed to protect racial rights Husted v Randolph institute enabled purging of inconsistent voters from registers- disproportionately affected 846k black voters 34 of 41 Give stats for how representative 117th congress is? 23% of Congress was ethnic minorities, 97% increase from 107th congress 35 of 41 Stats for inequality in the US 1/3 black children live in poverty, 97% of Fortune 500 CEOs are white, 9% of Latinos are unemployed 36 of 41 Why was Robert Bork not confirmed? involvement in Watergate controversy and Saturday Night Massacre1973 37 of 41 Which year was Boumediene V Bush 2008 38 of 41 Examples of cases that protect racial rights Board v Board of education, Texas v Fisher, Buck v Davis, NAACP v Alabama , Boumediene v Bush 39 of 41 Examples of cases which have failed to protect racial rights Plessy v Ferguson, Shelby County v Holder, Hawaii v Trump, Kansas v Glover 40 of 41 How well have racial rights been protected by the SC? Policy is not always consistent but overall trend is advancement of rights, especially considering the situation fo America in 1960s 41 of 41
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