The Supreme Courts (AQA A-Level Politics): Flashcards
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US Supreme Court establishment year
US Supreme Court establishment year
1790
UK Supreme Court establishment year
UK Supreme Court establishment year
2009
US justice appointment process
US justice appointment process
Political: President nominates, Senate confirms
UK justice appointment process
UK justice appointment process
Independent commission, merit-based, non-political
US justice tenure length
US justice tenure length
Life tenure (no mandatory retirement)
UK justice mandatory retirement age
UK justice mandatory retirement age
70
UK justices' approach to law
UK justices' approach to law
Judicial restraint, defer to parliament, follow precedent
US judicial activism definition
US judicial activism definition
Loose constructionist, interpret 'living constitution'
First female UK Supreme Court president
First female UK Supreme Court president
Lady Hale (2017-2020)
Where Law Lords sat before 2009
Where Law Lords sat before 2009
Appellate Committee of House of Lords