Legitimacy of the judicial branch

Which prior Supreme Court case could be cited as a precedent for the majority decision in United States v. Nixon (1974)?

mabrury v madison 1803

Based on his statement in the passage, which of the following policy goals does Trump want to promote through ideological appointments to the Supreme Court?

Based on his statement in the passage, which of the following policy goals does Trump want to promote through ideological appointments to the Supreme Court?

Which of the following statements is most consistent with President Trump's argument in this passage?

He will nominate Supreme Court justices who share his policy preferences in order to achieve his policy goals

Based on the infographic and your knowledge of the Supreme Court, which of the following statements could be considered an accurate conclusion?

Ideological changes in the Supreme Court can lead to the Court rejecting existing precedents

Which of the following statements best describes the information in the infographic above?

In general, the Warren Court changed precedents to be more liberal and the Burger Court altered precedents to be more conservative

Based on the information in the infographic, which of the following statements accurately describes the effect the Burger Court had on existing precedents?

It made slightly more conservative changes to precedent than liberal change

Which of the following statements best explains how stare decisis influences Supreme Court justices?

It makes justices more likely to defer to previous Supreme Court decisions

Which prior Supreme Court case could be cited as a precedent for the majority decision in Gonzalez v. Raich (2005)?

McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)