How this works. Each stem starts an analytical sentence. Finish it in one or two sentences with a named case, a date and a clear analytical point. Press the hint button if you stall.
Sentence 1Dobbs
Dobbs v Jackson 2022 is the strongest single piece of evidence FOR Court consequence because
Hint: Largest single federal-policy change of the 2020s — and Congress played what role?
Sentence 2Bruen
NYSRPA v Bruen 2022 reshaped gun rights through
Hint: Bruen invented a new test for gun-law constitutionality — what era does it look back to?
Sentence 3Trump v US 2024
Trump v US July 2024 rewrote presidential immunity by
Hint: Trump v US created two tiers of immunity — what determines which tier applies?
Sentence 4Major questions
The major questions doctrine, formalised in West Virginia v EPA 2022, allows the Court to
Hint: The doctrine demands clearer congressional authorisation for major regulations — list one or two examples it has struck down.
Sentence 56-3 majority durability
The 6-3 conservative majority is structurally durable because
Hint: Lifetime tenure plus the ages of the conservative justices — what time horizon does this lock in?
Sentence 6UK comparison
The US Supreme Court is structurally more powerful than the UK Supreme Court because
Hint: Compare SCOTUS power to strike down statute with the UK Supreme Court's power to declare.
Sentence 7Congress counter
Defenders argue Congress is more consequential because it controls the federal budget, but
Hint: Reversibility: policy can change at the next Congress; Court rulings stay until Article V or a future Court.
Sentence 8Trump 2025 executive
Trump's 2025 executive actions (Schedule F, tariffs, immigration) are real but
Hint: Executive power runs inside a constitutional frame — and one current doctrine constrains, another enables.
Sentence 9Rights cluster
The 2022-2023 rights cluster (Dobbs, Bruen, SFFA) constitutes a constitutional revolution because
Hint: Three rulings, three rights areas, less than two years — what scale of rewrite does that imply?
Sentence 10Marbury v Madison
Judicial review - the Court's power to strike down laws as unconstitutional - was established in
Hint: The 1803 case that established judicial review (foundation of all later SCOTUS power).
Sentence 11No fence-sitting
On this question I commit to the line that SCOTUS has become the most consequential branch, which means
Hint: The Roberts Court 2022-2024: rights, executive power and regulation rewritten — and the rulings are durable.
Sentence 12AO3 evaluation
Mark scheme phrase 'fully focused and justified conclusions' means
Hint: Two AO3 habits: interim judgements and synthesis (not summary) in the conclusion.