Congress and SC rights protection
Amendments – Congress
The ones to create these entrenched rights
o 8th Amendment
o 1st Amendment
o 2nd Amendment
SC – ones to enforce these
Texas v Johnson – banning desecration of flag is unconstitutional
Citizens United v FEC
DC v Heller – 2nd Amendment
US v Lopez
Court cases protecting minorities - SC
Grutter v Bollinger – Michigan Law School’s admissions programme constitutional due to
‘individualised approach’
Uni of California v Bakke – ruled out racial quotas, but left door open to it being considered
Bostock v Clayton County – Civil Rights Act protects sexual orientation
Legislation – Congress
Civil Rights Act 1964 (race, colour, religion)
Voting Rights Act
PPACA
Oversight of the executive – Congress
Senate confirmations
o Harriet Miers
o Vincent Viola
Committees
o Hillary Clinton – Benghazi
Impeachment
o Nixon, Trump X2
Oversight of the Executive – Supreme Court
Unconstitutional rulings of presidency
o Hamdan v Rumsfeld – limited used of GW Bush’s military commissions abroad
o Rejected electoral fraud cases by Trump
o Nixon – executive privilege didn’t apply
Amendments – Congress
The ones to create these entrenched rights
o 8th Amendment
o 1st Amendment
o 2nd Amendment
SC – ones to enforce these
Texas v Johnson – banning desecration of flag is unconstitutional
Citizens United v FEC
DC v Heller – 2nd Amendment
US v Lopez
Court cases protecting minorities - SC
Grutter v Bollinger – Michigan Law School’s admissions programme constitutional due to
‘individualised approach’
Uni of California v Bakke – ruled out racial quotas, but left door open to it being considered
Bostock v Clayton County – Civil Rights Act protects sexual orientation
Legislation – Congress
Civil Rights Act 1964 (race, colour, religion)
Voting Rights Act
PPACA
Oversight of the executive – Congress
Senate confirmations
o Harriet Miers
o Vincent Viola
Committees
o Hillary Clinton – Benghazi
Impeachment
o Nixon, Trump X2
Oversight of the Executive – Supreme Court
Unconstitutional rulings of presidency
o Hamdan v Rumsfeld – limited used of GW Bush’s military commissions abroad
o Rejected electoral fraud cases by Trump
o Nixon – executive privilege didn’t apply
