Connections:
1. Marriage is an enumerated power (states decide laws).
2. Justices are usually replaced by the same gender/ ethnicity.
3. Candidates are interviewed to replace the conservative justice.
4. The president appoints the new justice, but others may suggest a person if he does not know who to choose.
5. Use of affirmative action to appoint a justice.
6. Reference of Roe vs. Wade- woman allowed to have an abortion was protected by the Consitution.
7. People have the right to privacy.
8. Consideration of conservative justice to be replaced by a moderate (could go either liberal or conservative in decisions).
Questions:
1. If a Supreme Court Justice is usually replaced by on of their same race/gender, wouldn't it be very exclusive (limit who can become a justice)?
2. Do the people believe a justice shouldn't be chosen based on their ethnicity, race, or gender, but on their experience and how capable they are of handling a court case?
3. Would one consider affirmative action as unconstitutional?
4. How long does the process of replacing a justice take?
5. Would it be more beneficial or a disadvantage to have a moderate justice, because their views may go either way?
Marriage is an enumerated power (states decide laws).
ReplyDeleteDid you get this from the transcript? If so, it's a typo. If you heard it while watching, they should have said "unenumerated." Remember Art 1 Sec 8 contains the enumerated powers. Marriage is not one of them. A few others have said the same thing.