1. Read online bio's of the U.S. Supreme Court Justices. What do you find interesting about their backgrounds? Pick one of the Justices, read about cases this Justice has written (majority or dissent) and explain whether you agree or disagree with his/her judicial philosophy.
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes was a supreme court justice from February 24, 1930 through June 30, 1941. From my research i noticed that alot of Charles Hughes cases involved taxes. It seemed he thought taxing Americans was a good idea.He was on the case for taxation of liquor ,taxation of newpapers, and many more. He seemed to have alot of success during his time in the supreme court.
2. Is Judicial Review a power that should be exercised regularly or sparingly? Why?
I think Judicial Review should be used when necessary but only when they feel they need to use it.
3. Is it the job of the High Court to apply the Constitution in light of the intent of the framers of the Constitution (strict construction) or should they interpret the Constitution in light of changes in society/technology (living Constitution)? Why?
I think they should try to follow the constitution the best they can. Obviousely things are a lot different now then they were when they wrote the constitution but they should at least go by as much as possible. I believe they wrote the constitution to help this country run the best way it could.
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