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Supreme Court of the United States

Ch 32 The Politics of Boom and Bust

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Chapter 32 03/18/13 The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932 Key Terms Adkins v. Children?s Hospital (1923): A landmark Supreme Court decision reversing the ruling in Muller v. Oregon, which had declared women to be deserving of special protection in the workplace. Nine-Power Treaty (1922): Agreement coming out of the Washington ?Disarmament? Conference of 1921-1922 that pledged Britain, France, Italy, United States, China, Netherlands, Portugal and Belgium to abide by the Open Door Policy in China. The Five-Power Naval Treaty on ship ratios and the Four-Power Treaty to preserve the status quo in the Pacific also came out of the conference.

Marbury VS. Madison (1803)

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Marbury VS. Madison (1803) The role of the United States Supreme Court, as designed by the U.S. Constitution, is to interpret and further define the laws of our country. In cases where disputes remain unresolved, the U.S. Supreme Court can choose to hear a case, and decide its outcome based on applicable law. This however, can be more difficult than it seems. Judicial review is the power of a court to review a statute, or an official action or inaction, for constitutionality. (1) The case of Marbury v. Madison, (1803) was the landmark Supreme Court decision, which ultimately gave the Supreme Court the power of judicial review. The Marbury v. Madison case began with the changing of Presidential

List of Supreme Court justices

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List of Supreme Court justices The following lists all justices aside from Edwin Stanton, who died before taking office. Legend ??? Chief justice??* Recess appointment???Currently serving justice? # Judge State Born/Died Active service Term as Chief Justice Retirement Appointed by Reason for?termination 1 Wilson, JamesJames Wilson PA 174209141742?1798 178910051789?1798 ? ? Washington Death 2 Jay, JohnJohn Jay? NY 174512121745?1829 178909261789?1795 178909261789?1795 ? Washington Resignation 3 Cushing, WilliamWilliam Cushing MA 173203011732?1810 179002021789?1810 ? ? Washington Death 4 Blair, JohnJohn Blair, Jr. VA 17320000<1732?1800 179002021789?1795 ? ? Washington Resignation 5 Rutledge, JohnJohn Rutledge SC

AP GOV STUDY GUIDE/CHAPTER OUTLINE CHPTS 1-3 w/Supreme Court cases

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Study Outline Chapter 1: The Study of American Government Democracy: The rule of many. Direct or participatory democracy: A government in which all or most citizens participate directly. Representative democracy: A government in which leaders make decisions by winning a competitive struggle for the popular vote. Elite: Persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource, like money or power. Marxist view: View that capitalists dominate government Power elite view: View that the government is dominated by a few top leaders, most of whom are outside of government. Bureaucratic View: View that appointed officials dominate the government. Pluralist View: The belief that competition among all affected interests shapes public policy. What is political power?

John Marshall Cases-Supreme Court

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Judicial Review

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As we know, judicial review is grounded in the court case of Marbury v. Madison. To see if your knowledge is solid at this point, look over the current case of Schwarzenegger v. Plata at the site http://topics.law.cornell.edu/supct/cert/09-1233. After viewing all of the case briefs, act as if you were a Justice in the Supreme Court and decide if the case is constitutional or not.

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