Exam #4 Flashcards
Supreme Courts Decision Making Process
- Writ of Certiorari
- Action at Conference
- Full-blown hearing
Considerations of President
- Ideology/policy preferences
- Merit/Experience
- Pursuit of Political support
- Age
What percent of the political party comes from the same party as the president?
90%
How are most judges elected?
Are elected in Partison
What is the mandatory retirement age for a judge?
70 except for municipal judges
What year was the Missouri Plan invented?
1940
What are the qualifications for the state court system?
- 30 years of age
- Licensed
- 15 years of residency
- Citizenship
Define civil liberties
Personal guarantees and freedom from government restraint
Define civil rights
Freedom from discriminatory treatment by the government or individuals
Dred Scott v. Sanford
- Court’s most infamous decision and great “self-inflicted wound”
Justice Harlan
Dissented and interpreted both the 13th and 14th amendments
Charles Houston
- Document inequalities in education
- NAACP
NAACP
Challenged whether schools were equal and the notion of “separate but equal”
How did the court rule in Reed v. Reed?
Court says the equal of protections also applies to women
How did the court rule in Frontiero v. Richardson
a law is unconstitutional if it gives benefits to the spouses of only male but not female service members
