Posted: December 11th, 2022

Weekly Assignment 10: Ideology and the Courts

Weekly Assignment 10: Ideology and the Courts

Please listen to the following (transcript –> https://www.backstoryradio.org/shows/above-the-fray/#transcript )Links to an external site.from Backstory, “Above the Fray? Ideology and the Court.” After you have listened to the podcast please answer the following questions.

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1. What is Judicial Supremacy? What is Larry Kramer’s critique of Judicial Supremacy? Do you agree or disagree? Why?

2. Why is a judicial nominee’s view regarding how the Constitution should be interpreted such an important factor in a president’s nomination? What role did the idea of strict constructionism or “original intent” play in the nomination process of Robert Bork? Should the Constitution be interpreted literally or as an evolving document?

3. Is the Supreme Court a democratic institution according to the Backstory hosts? Why or why not? What do you think?

Assignment Expectations

I expect thoughtful and detailed responses to all of your weekly assignments. This means that your answers must be longer than a single sentence. You must provide a justification for your answer. Specifically, you must provide evidence for your answer and then show how your evidence supports your answer.
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