Ok, quick, name some Supreme Court cases. . . .
. . . . {Time to think}. . . . {insert Jeopardy music here}. . . .
If you named ONE -- Congratulations, you're qualified to be Vice President!
If you named more than ONE -- Oh, sorry, you're overqualified.*
*(But congratulations you're not an idiot.)
5 comments:
I can pretty much only name the famous ones, but here goes:
1) Marbury V Madison---right to judicial review (1801, right?)
2) Plessy v Ferguson--separate but equal. Didja know that Homer Plessy was actually white (well actually 1/8 African American---really can you actually tell that someone is African American if one of their great grandparents is? I would sue too) I always forget if this was 1894 or 1896.
3) Dred Scott V. Sanford--fugitives are NOT citizens (oh yeah, go USA and Roger B Taney!)
4) Brown v. Board of Ed--undoing Plessy (sort-of)
5) Miranda case--don't know the real name
6) Roe v. Wade--I remember reading when I was much much younger that Rehnquist and White were the two dissenters and I was disgusted to learn (when I first became politically aware) that Rehnquist was the Chief Justice.
7) Who can forget Bush v. Gore?
8) The case in 2003 where they struck down the Texas antisodomy law--does this count--it starts with a B, I think it is Baker or is it Bower versus Hardwick, but I can't remember the actual name of this case. Does this count?
9) Don't know if this counts, but the 1876 presidential election was settled by the Supreme Court---they decided that even though Rutherford Hayes lost to Samuel Tilden, they would give the election to Hayes in order to bring an end to Reconstruction (and civil rights for African Americans)
10) 1989--I can't remember the name of it, but that's the year they decided that states could limit abortion pretty much as much as they wanted to. No, this is lame, I can remember more. I think I got cocky on my quiz answer, but I am really tired right now and I can't think of the actual NAMES of the cases (not that names are my strong point anyway). There's also the 1976 case striking down the death penalty (not sure what the name is), the Anna Nicole case (who can forget how silly that one was), Isn't there one Debakke or something like that that also involves women's rights or something like that? No wait, wasn't Debakke the inventor of the artifical heart? Okay, I am going to go rest right now. I had my EEG this morning. This means that I had not so much sleep, no caffeine, and I am kinda tired on a gray gray day, which always kinda weighs on me.
Cheers!
Catherine
Sarah Palin can really only name just ONE case?
Hey, You know your cases and did PRETTY dang well, especially for little sleep and no caffeine!
I've heard she could only name Roe v. Wade.
It's scary that she could be responsible for appointing justices to the court someday.
I think all Americans should know at least a couple... come on people! Stop excusing stupidity.
People need to learn something and be judged harshly for choosing to be nincompoops, especially those seeking national public office.
One more thing. Apparently, prisoners just got the right to have abortions this year:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/24/scotus/index.html
Sheesh. And we supposedly live in the 'best' country in the world.
I love the quiz!
Baby Olivia -- the one that struck down the Texas sodomy law was Lawrence v. Texas.
I would add that the Supreme Court decided in favor of Guantanamo Bay prisoners being able to challenge their detention. (Can't remember the name.) McCain apparently disagrees with that decision, and Obama agrees with it. This issue alone would put me squarely within the Obama camp.
Kelo vs. City of New London upheld cities' broad ability to perform eminent domain.
To be somewhat fair to Palin, the question was "Supreme Court decisions you disagree with," so not all of the ones we've named here would apply (you'd have to be kicked off the ticket if you said you disagreed with Brown vs. Topeka Board of Ed or Miranda, and you know she'd agree with Bush v. Gore). Still, she could've named any of the three I've mentioned here if she ... well, if she cared enough about politics to pay attention to such things. Naming any of the above would have played to her conservative base.
If I were asked the question, I'd go with Ledbetter vs. Goodyear (tip o' the hat to Tammy, although I was aware of it before -- I only would have remembered the Goodyear half of the name, though). Dred Scott was an abomination, but it's basically been undone. We still need to undo Ledbetter.
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