Assume that a party who lost in the U.S. Court of Appeals knows that it has four votes in the Supreme Court to grant cert. Why might the party nevertheless not want to file a cert petition?
Assume that a party who lost in the U.S. Court of Appeals knows that it has four votes in the Supreme Court to grant cert. Why might the party nevertheless not want to file a cert petition?
Can you think of situations where Congress could effectively reverse a Supreme Court decision with a statute?
Can you think of situations where Congress could effectively reverse a Supreme Court decision with a statute?
Why did Congress and the States need a constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court decision – why couldn’t they just pass a statute?
Why did Congress and the States need a constitutional amendment to overturn a Supreme Court decision – why couldn’t they just pass a statute?
Why do you think the Supreme Court has been reluctant to get involved in “political” questions regarding the amendment of the Constitution?
Why do you think the Supreme Court has been reluctant to get involved in “political” questions regarding the amendment of the Constitution?
Why was it necessary to have a constitutional amendment (Amendment #21) to repeal prohibition?
Why was it necessary to have a constitutional amendment (Amendment #21) to repeal prohibition?
Why has the Constitution been amended so infrequently?
Why has the Constitution been amended so infrequently?
Why were only 11 states initially allowed to vote on ratification of the Bill of Rights?
Why were only 11 states initially allowed to vote on ratification of the Bill of Rights?
What risk did the federalists face in proposing Constitutional amendments so soon after the Constitution was ratified?
What risk did the federalists face in proposing Constitutional amendments so soon after the Constitution was ratified?
