The Federal Judiciary
The Marshall Court
Public Policy
Amendments
Due Process & Equal Protection
100

This article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the judicial branch.

Article III

100

He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, establishing the power of the federal judiciary.

John Marshall

100

This branch of government is primarily responsible for creating laws that become public policy.

The Legislative Branch 

100

This amendment guarantees citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States.

14th amendment 

100

This amendment extends the Due Process Clause to the states and also guarantees equal protection under the law.

14th amendment 

200

This Supreme Court case established the principle of judicial review in 1803.

Marbury v. Madison

200

In this case, the Court ruled that Congress had implied powers under the Constitution and supported a strong federal government.

McCulloch v. Maryland

200

Interest groups attempt to influence public policy through this activity of persuading lawmakers.

Lobbying 

200

This amendment prohibits denying the right to vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

15th amendment 

200

This Supreme Court case used the Equal Protection Clause to end racial segregation in public schools.

Brown vs Board of Education 

300

Federal judges are appointed by the President but must be approved by this body.

The U.S. Senate

300

what political party was Chief Justice John Marshall

Federalist

300

A government decision to raise taxes and decrease spending to slow inflation is an example of this type of policy.

Fiscal Policy 
300

These three amendments are often called this because they were passed after the Civil War.

Reconstruction Amendments

300

This clause of the Fourteenth Amendment has been used to challenge laws that discriminate or violate individual rights.

Equal Protection Clause

400

In this case, the Supreme Court ruled that states cannot tax federal institutions.

McCulloch v. Maryland

400

In McCulloch v. Maryland, the Court ruled that states could not do this to federal institutions.

tax them 

400

When courts interpret laws and determine their constitutionality, they are shaping public policy through this power.

Judicial Review 

400

These groups emerged in the South in response to the Reconstruction Amendments and sought to undermine their impact.

What are white supremacist groups (such as the Ku Klux Klan)

400

This type of due process requires the government to follow fair procedures before depriving a person of life, liberty, or property.

Procedural Due Process 

500

This type of opinion disagrees with the majority opinion and explains why the justices disagrees.

dissenting opinion

500

Who was the president coming in that said not to issue the appointments that were left?

Thomas Jefferson 

500

When Congress passes environmental regulations that limit pollution from factories, this type of policy is being created

Regulatory Policy 

500

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965 were designed to enforce this amendment.

15th amendment 

500

This type of due process protects certain fundamental rights from government interference, even if procedures are fair.

substantive due process

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