TEST SHORT ANSWERS Flashcards
1
Q
4 steps to make policy?
A
- make agenda
- make policy
- implement policy
- tweak or keep policy
2
Q
policymakers / who makes policies?
A
congress, president, supreme court, interest groups, media
3
Q
civil law
A
1) plaintiff sues you - defendant is being sued
2) lawsuits
3) who has the most evidence
4
Q
criminal
A
1) prosecutor - defendant
2) has to be 100% no doubt guilty
5
Q
strict vs broad interp constitution
A
strict is straight from the constitution
broad is their interpretation of it
(judicial restraint and judicial activism)
6
Q
Tinker V Des Moines 1969
A
freedom of speech in school
7
Q
brown v BOE
A
segregation in schools
8
Q
Roe V Wade 1973
A
abortion
9
Q
Engel V Vitale
A
prayer in school
10
Q
Affordable Care Act
A
obamacare being constitutional
