Judicial Restraints
what are they more likely to follow
Stare decisis
How do they view the constitution
views the constitution to advocate contemporary values
what do both houses have to keep
they must keep a journal
what is brutus 1
a set of papers that reflected the constitution in fear that the government would become too powerful and become a tyranny
what percent are above 60
70%
what does this do?
-Limits the power of judges to strike down laws
what do they focus on?
-Focus on individual rights/civil rights (symbolic speech, gay marriage, free speech)
when must they hold sessions
at the same time
what is brutus 1 considered
considered the most important anti federalist papers.
what percent are males
66%
How do they interpret the constitution
word by word
what do they believe in?
-belief that the court should use its power to correct injustices especially when it views the other branches not doing so
what do they need to do business
a quorom
what did they think about the right of taxation
they feared it would be usless
what percent are white
71%
when does court rule against congress
Court only rules against congress if the law directly violates the constitution
how do they interpret the constitution?
they look at what the founding fathers were trying to say and don't go word by word
what is expulsion
members with gross misconduct may be thrown out of office
what did Brutus believe
Brutus believed that a free republic over that vast territory would lose control of their government and lead to a tyranny.
what percent had previous judge or law participating experience when appointed.
74%
how does it help the judicial branch
Helps keep judicial branch equal to other branches not place them above other branches
examples of activism
Bush v Gore
Hollingsworth v Perry
How are the rules for punishments and behavior made
each house makes their own rules
what is a bicameral
2 houses a house of representatives and the senate
on a judge level what views do they have
either activism or restraint