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The U.S. Constitution empowers presidents of the United States to appoint individuals to serve on the federal courts; however, there must be consent of the Senate. Founding Father intended to create a system with checks and balances; a principle of separation of power. Throughout the years people have been questioning how much power should Senators have when confirming nominees and how they should go about doing that. This involved what should be taken into consideration, when questioning a…

In the past there has been a lot of scenarios that caused the public to question the way our political system is operated. And these questions led to people going against our government in court. The type of political system that the U.S has is called a Democracy. According to American Government Today “ a system in which political authority is vested in the people”(p.8) This means that our political system gives us the right to choose what we want for our country. Without democracy we would not…

The judicial branch encompasses the judges and justices of the state and federal courts. First, we will examine the nomination and appointment process and how it differs from Supreme Court Justices. Then, we’ll analyze how the selection judges and justices and length of terms differ between Supreme Court Justices and members of Congress. Lastly, we’ll take a look at ways that Judges and Justice may be removed from office. Overall, the constitution lays out the framework for a complicated justice…

commissions before President Jefferson took office. At the time of the case, James Madison was Jefferson’s Secretary of State whom also did not want to recognize Marbury’s commission. Marbury then continued to sue James Madison. Marbury applied to the Supreme Court of the U.S. for a writ of mandamus to make Jefferson’s Sec. of State, James Madison, deliver the commissions for Marbury to become justice of peace. There…

is appointed as he can choose any names offered by the commission. The problem are the retention elections. “The data reveal that from the inception of the Missouri Plan the vast majority of judges seeking retention have kept their seats…state supreme court justices from…

Richard John 'Jack ' Baker and James Michael McConnell applied to Hennepin County District Court clerk Gerald Nelson for a marriage license. He denied the application, because the applicants both were men.” In the same case the court ruled based on its own opinion instead of written law, “The trial court was not impressed with the argument, agreeing with Nelson. The state Supreme Court agreed with the lower court.” Baker v. Nelson was the precedent to rule off future cases of gay marriage. The…

recognized for being a woman but for being an African American woman. Sojourner Truth spent most of her life traveling. She gave speeches about gender equality and racial rights. This began after she became the first African American woman to win in court against a white man. She was fighting for her son’s freedom from slavery. This made Truth wildly known around the world. She became a prime activist in gender and politics by giving women a voice just like Eleanor Roosevelt. She was called the…

Birchfield v. North Dakota (DUII refusal without a warrant) In Scotus blog, the United States Supreme Court judges against a common foe were at their best. It was very easy putting doctrinal clodhopping aside in trying out the amateur court team. Birchfield v. North Dakota a Wednesday court case involving laws imposing on motorists criminal penalties for being suspected of drunken driving (Birchfield v. North Dakota, 2016). This occurred when a chemical test, especially for breath or blood, was…

Costa. The decision by the United States Supreme Court in this case clears up the standard of proof that is necessary for plaintiffs to be successful in obtaining a mixed-motive instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991. The Supreme Court ruled that direct evidence was not required. Before this decision, plaintiffs in such "mixed-motive" cases, i.e.,…

May 17, 1954 was the date that would change the history not only in the field of education but also peoples ' lives. In 1954, there was a case, called “Brown v. The Board of Education” that went to the Supreme Court. There was the controversial court case that tried to pass the law for unsegregated public schools. The law was even passed but it was difficult to enforce. There was too much segregation at this time in education so Brown v. Board of Education became an important point in history to…