West Wing: The Supremes

8 to 10 facts:
1.) Enumerated power examples: ability to be married, ability to own property.
2.) Legalism of abortion was decided allowed by means of the Roe v. Wade case.
3.) The selection and appointment of a federal judge may be one of the most extensive backround searches ever done.
4.) The president appoint and selects a presidential cabinent along with his own judges.
5.) A check of the Legistlative branch on the Executive branch is the Congress not approving a presidential bill which is unconstitutional.
6.) Republican's strongly oppose the Liberal political view.
7.)The Brown v. Board of Edu. case was one which decided schools should not be segregated.
8.) There are sometimes some unrealistic but effective ways to get by in politics (in the show when the two men share drinks and the one was probably too intoxicated to make his best decisions); manipulation.

5 Q's:
1.) Is there really under no circumstance way to impeach a judge?
2.) What is the average supreme court judges pay?
3.) In the episode, what was the significance of the alcohol indulging scene?
4.) Has "rivalries" so to speak, amoungst political parties ever come to more than just a heated debate?
5.) Is there any really relevant court cases that are extremely wrong today that cannot be retried because of double jeopardy? (besides 2000 election recount and OJ Simpson case).