examples

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US v Texas  
2016 - overturned DACA saying it violated the constitution for the cost it incurred on the individual states
2nd amendment upheld through:
DC v Heller 2008
example of the constitution being fixed
failure to get ERA through, passed through congress in 1972 but was not ratified by 3/4 states.
example of the constitution being vague
Roe v Wade 1973 - based on right to privacy (14th A)
how many more votes did Clinton have than trump in 2016?
3 million
how many more votes did Al Gore have over George bush in 2000?
almost half a million
how many times has the loser of the popular vote succeeded in ECV?
5 times, 2 times in last 24 yr
example of small state overrepresentation
wyoming has greater value than one in california - California ECV = 55 but if represented on equal scale would be 205.
Biden needed 308,000 votes to win each EC in california, trump needed 120,000 votes to win EC in wyoming.
example of swing state overrepresentation
if 77,000 voters had switched from trump to clinton in michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin - Clinton would have won election in 2016
what is an example of elections producing clear winners?
obama won 51% of popular vote but nearly 62% of EC, gives more legitimacy to govern effectively.
example of a 3rd party candidate not being able to compete due to fptp
Ross Perot in 1992 - won 19% of popular vote but 0 ECVs
what % of the budget for biden's election campaign was on media in 2020?
80%
example of republican economic policy?
tax cuts and jobs act 2017 - reduced individual and corporate taxes to try and increase economic growth
example of republican foreign policy?
support of military intervention of air strikes in syria against assad regime in response to chemical attacks
example of republican public services?
proposal of american health care act to replace obamacare
example of SC being a point of access for interest groups  
NRA provided amicus brief in DC v Heller
example of politicians being open to persuasion in US?
john mccain in repeal of obama care, voted against trump's american healthcare act of 2016 - more likely to vote against party
example of money not resulting in more votes
2020 - Michael Bloomberg spent $600 million on bid for presidency and didn't win a single state
example of US being commander in chief?
Biden withdrawing troops from Afghanistan in 2022 - did not need to go through congress
example of the US president power of appointment
Trump had 4 national security advisors
Bidens = Jack sullivan
example of US president proposing legislation
2024 state of the union address - Biden saying he wants to restore roe v wade.
example of the constitution being democratic through elections
FF - created 2 yr term for house of reps - got to be highly sensitive about will of the people
example of constitution being democratic through checks and balances?
Bush being stopped by congress from a line-item veto power - prevents corruption
example of constitution being undemocratic through checks and balances?
2012 - voted for president who argued for comprehensive immigration reform, Boehner refused to allow the house to debate the full proposal
example of supreme court power through codified constitution
Biden v Nebraska 2023 - ruled against biden - forced biden to back down
example of amendment process preventing ill-thought through amendments
proposal of amendment which would make burning of flag unconstitutional after texas v Johnson in 1989
how many measures have been proposed to amend constitution
11,000 - only 33 sent to states, only 27 ratified
example of the international events impacting power of a president
Bush's approval rating increased massively after 9/11 - helped get through policy through idea of 'war on terror'
example of judicial review
US v Windsor 2013 - struck down the defence of the marriage at (1990s) - check on the states
example of the legislature being able to defeat the executive
presidential vetoes can be overriden by a 2/3rd vote in both sendate and house.
example of parties agreeing on deregulation of economy?
2010 dodd-frank legislation which put string regulations on banks - 2018 deregulation bill to reverse some of this got support from 47 democrats as well as republican support. Bill passed
example of democrats strengthening the border?
Biden 7% budget increase for us customs and border protection
example of federalism being present in taxation
7 states have 0% taxation at a state level, while California has a taxation level of 13%
how many states allow recreational use of cannabis?
11
example of states action before federal  
32 state governors issued their own state emergency before national state of emergency issued by trump in 2020
example of SC ruling federal over state
national federation of independent business. sebelius 2012 - upheld affordable care act - gave federal gov significant power over healthcare
senate rejecting unsuitable presidential nominees
robert bork in 1987
checking of congress through presidential veto
veto of keystone XL pipeline in 2015 by Obama
check on executive power by supreme court in 2006
hamdan v rumsfeld - bush acted illegally in establishing military tribunals to try guantanamo detainees without consulting congress.
cooperation within congress  
no child left behind act (2001) - democratic senator Edward Kennedy supported bush policy even though long standing opponent.