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factoids Flashcards

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article 1

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congress

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article 2

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president

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article 3

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supreme court

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enumerated powers

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powers delegated to the federal government in the constitution

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implied powers

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powers possessed by the federal government by inference from its enumerated powers

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reserved powers

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powers not delegated to the federal government or prohibited to the states are reserved for the states and the people

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concurrent powers

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powers possessed by both federal and state governments

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bicameral

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Congress is bicameral: it is made up of two houses

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number in the house

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435

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number in the senate

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100

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Hastert rule

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speaker of the house not to allow a vote on a bill unless it has the support of the majority of the majority party

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home-style

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A congressman/ senator who is part of the community and constituency they represent. involve themselves. style themselves as one of you/ regular person

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Hill-Style

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Pursue goals in Washington not necessarily related to constituency: personal goals (higher roles/ promotion) and political/legislative goals.
focus on deals/ alliances/ power dynamics > what their constituency wants

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trustee model

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Member of congress entrusted to act how they think is best > exactly what is wanted/ asked for

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delegate model

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Member of congress does exactly what their constituency wants/ purely representational

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DACA

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2012

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DAPA

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2014

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original jurisdiction

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Case goes straight to the supreme court if one party is an ambassador/ other public minister or council/ state

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appellate jurisdiction

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all cases which aren’t original jurisdiction. must appeal to be brought to the supreme court.

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impeachment rules for judges

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hold their office in ‘good behaviour’

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origination of power of judicial review

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Marbury v Madison 1803

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stare decisis

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to stand on the decision

SC must respect precedents that they have set

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mootness

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will hearing the case/ making a decision have any real affect?
eg. has too much time passed since initial case that it makes no difference?

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ripeness

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are the issues of a case ready for review?

25
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the nine members of the SC court

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Breyer
Ginsburg
Sotomayor
Kagan
Roberts
Alito
Kavanaugh
Gorsuch
Thomas
26
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how long was the Scalia vacancy

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293 days

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the nuclear option

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allows senate to override filibuster with simple majority rather than 2/3. Basically removes the possibility of filibuster over certain areas.
eg. Exec. banch nominations and SC nominations

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activist court

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uses judicial review more often; more politicised; overturning legislation and executive actions

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judicial restraint

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judges limit the exercise of their own power.
don’t strike down legislation unless explicitly unconstitutional: do not have mandate/authority to act as policy makers.
should not base decisions on a source of authority outside themselves and what they think is just

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Originalism

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the constitution has a fixed and knowable meaning

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original intent theory

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meaning of the constitution should be consistent with what was meant by those who drafted and ratified it: the founding fathers

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constitution year of ratification

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1787

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original meaning theory/ textualism

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interpretation of constitution should be based on what reasonable persons living at the time who voted to adopt it would have thought the meaning to be

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Living constitution

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the constitution has a dynamic meaning and contemporaneous society should be taken into account.
written in broad and flexible terms in order to create a ‘living’ document.
contemporaneous reading > historical one

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amicus brief

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briefs which advise the court on relevant information/ arguments they may wish to consider

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