Judicial Branch
This is the highest authority in the Judicial Branch
The Supreme Court
This case gave legal abortion access in the US
Roe V Wade
This case made it so schools could no longer legally segregate because Separate is inherently unequal
Brown V Board
What is the term for dollars donated by superpacs that we don't know the origin?
Dark Money
What are the two main political parties in the US
Republicans and Democrats
The primary power held by the supreme court
Judicial Review
This case is about school funding. It was determined that unequal funding in schools is not a violation of "separate is unequal". And that states needed to decide their education funding formula.
San Antonio V Rodriguez
This case is about the redistricting in Tennessee that hadn't taken place in 60 years. The supreme court ruled that states were required to redistrict because populations shifts would lead to unequal representation under the law
Baker V Carr
How do Pacs fucntion?
They can accept up to 5k per year per person. They can donate 5k per candidate per election per year, Primary and general count as 2 elections.
The district lines would be drawn right down the middle of a common group of people or a city.
When the court make a decision based on the outcome of a previous case is known as?
Precedent
This case made flag burning legal as free speech is applied to even offensive actions
Texas V Johnson
This case induced an era where it was difficult for states to pass labor laws that restricted dangerous work environments.
Lochner V New York
What is it called when people get to vote directly on issues that are listed out at the end of the ballot
Ballot Measure/Referendum
What do we do to understand the opinion or how a population may vote
Polling
What is the 14th amendment of the constitutions
Equal protection under the law. spreads constitutional law to apply to state legal systems.
Explain Plessy V Ferguson
Plessy who was 7/8th white was kicked off a whites only train car. Supreme court ruled facilities could remain seperate as long as they were "equal"
Explain Cruzan V Missouri Department of Health
Nancy cruzan was in a bad car accident and was left in a vegetative state. Supreme court ruled that her parents could not take away her life support and that nancy had a right to make the decision herself.
What is the Madisonian Dilemma?
You must have interest groups for democracy but interest groups can also be a direct threat to democracy if they go unchecked
What is an example of a voter obstruction historically
Poll taxes, Literacy test, long waits in lines, public ballots
Name a Supreme Court Justice
Roberts, Brown Jackson, Sotomayor, Kavanagh, coney barrett, alito, gorsuch, Thomas, Kagan
Explain the Case of Gideon V Wainwright
Explain the Case of Tinker V Des Moines
Students protesting Vietnam war got suspended. Parents sued and won at the supreme court. Sets up the substantial disruptions test
Explain the difference between pacs and superpacs
Pacs can donate directly to campaigns superpacs are not limited in funds they can raise and donate but they cannot donate to campaigns directly
Name a current US Senator
Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders, Lindsey Grahm, Rodger Marshall, Mitch Mconnell, Jerry Moran,