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1
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How are amendments made

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  • 2 STAGE
  • PROPOSED by 2/3 of House and Senate
  • RATIFIED by 3/4 of state legilatures
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Difference between devolution and federalims

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  • federalism- constitutional
  • devolution - statutory
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How many bills die at committee stage

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90% - due to practices such as pigeon holing

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what did the January 6th Committees decide

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voted unanimously to refer Trump for criminal persecution

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Biden’s 2023 State of Union adress

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centered economic record and infrastructure gains

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Executive Agreement

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2021- Biden executive agreement re-joining the Paris Agreement

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Obama signing statements

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2014- statement on Ukraine Freedom Support Act

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SC case that established Judicial Review

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1803 Marbury v Madison

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SC case that struck down state law

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1810 Fletcher vs Peck

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How is SC politicised

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  • President appointments, Senate Confirmation and media coverage
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SC judicial independence

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  • separation of powers, tenure and salary protection of $274,200 per year
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SC striking down exisiting legislation

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  • Citizens United v FEC 2010 struck down Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act 2002
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Case that struck down Roe v Wade 1973

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization 2022

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SC court voting rights rulings (2)

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  • Shelby County v Holder 2013- required states to seek federal approval before changing voting laws
  • Evenwell v Abott 2016- reaffirmed principle of 1 vote per person
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Affirmative Action SC cases (2)

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  • Grutter v Bollinger (2003)- AA does not violate 14th amendment
  • Fisher v University of Texas (2016)- AA did not violate equality laws
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SC judges not following ideology expected of them (2)

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  • Warren’s court was unexpectedly liberal, 1954 Brown v Board
  • Gorsuch unpredictable: (2018) Sessions v Dimaya, joined liberals, ruling that deportation statute was unconstitutionally vague
17
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Senate politicisation (2)

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  • Amy Caney Barret 52-48, no democrat votes
  • Republican held senate denied Merrick Garland appointment due to Obama being a sitting president
18
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Media coverage politicising

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Brett Kavanaugh 2018 appointment- media reported past sexual misconduct allegations

19
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when was the 27th amendment

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1992

20
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117th congress public laws passed

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362

21
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How many bills become laws

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4%

22
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Hastert rule defeating bill

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  • Immigration Reform defeated due to Hastert rule (2013)
23
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Committee on foreign policy

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2012 House Select Committee on Benghazi- US diplomatic mission in Benghazi Libya

24
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Partisanship reducing effectiveness of committee

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  • Congressional oversight hampered by increased partisanship and assertions of executive privilege
  • Democrats supporting the Secretary of State and president’s actions
25
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Obama executive order, ordering closure of Guantanamo Bay

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Executive order 13492

26
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President’s increasing use of executive orders in foreign policy

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  • 2011 Obama bombing Libya
  • 1999 Clinton’s bombing of Kosovo
27
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Factions affecting voting behavious

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Tea Party after 2008 economic recession

28
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Party whip being weaker in USA

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  • Democrat Joe Manchin voted for Gorsuch in 2017
  • Democrat Joe Manchin voted against Democrats attempt at removing the filibuster in 2022
29
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Biden legislation blocked

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2022- Biden Voting Rights Bill was blocked in the Senate

30
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Supreme Court ruling in favour of government

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2018- Hawaii v Trump- ruled in favour of Trump’s travel ban

31
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Trumps ‘Muslim Travel Ban’

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Executive Order 13769

32
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Supreme Court ruling stare decisis

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Salman v US (2016)

33
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number of SC per year

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100-150

34
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Biden racial equality

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Delivered $5.8 billion investment to Historically Black Colleges

35
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Gridlock limiting racial equality

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  • DREAM Act filibustered in 2010
  • Biden Attempt to protect voting failed 2022
36
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Rallies

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Biden, Pennsylvania 2023
Trump, Alaska 2022

37
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2023 Supreme Court voting

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2023- Supreme Court ruled Alabama discriminated against black voters by redrawing congressional districts

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